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
Ghazal
Apne dukhon ka humne tamasha nahin kiya
Tariq Matin