zindagi ek dhup hai aur tu meri chhanw hai man
kulfaton ki shab mein sham' hai to bas teri du'a

main to so jati hun gahri nind mein aaram se
nim-shab mein ja ke sajde mein tu jab karti du'a

zindagi ka jo hunar sikha hai hum ne aaj tak
kaam mera kuchh nahin hai bas ye sab teri 'ata

bhanp leti hai hawa ka rukh tu kitni dur se
waqt-e-mushkil hai mera hoti hai tu dil-ashna

aaj tak koi samajh paya nahin is raaz ko
haal bachchon ke dilon ka hai tujhe kyunkar pata

hai du'a 'nahid' bas itni si man ki shan mein
ho sada saya-fagan aanchal tera shafqat-bhara