apne dukhon ka hum ne tamasha nahin kiya
faqe kiye magar kabhi shikwa nahin kiya

be-ghar hue tabah hue dar-ba-dar hue
lekin tumhaare nam ko ruswa nahin kiya

go hum charagh-e-waqt ko raushan na kar sake
par apni zat se to andhera nahin kiya

is par bhi hum lutate rahe daulat-e-yaqin
ek pal bhi jis ne hum pe bharosa nahin kiya

us shakhs ke liye bhi dua go rahe hain hum
jis ne hamare haq mein kuchh achchha nahin kiya

haalanki ehtiram sabhi ka kiya magar
hum ne kisi ko qibla-o-kaba nahin kiya

'tariq-matin' khate rahe umr-bhar fareb
lekin kisi ke sath bhi dhoka nahin kiya