agar hai jazba e taamiir zinda agar hai jazba e taamiir zinda
— Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi
Agar hai jazba-e-taameer zinda
To phir kis chiiz kee ham men kamee hai
Jahaan se phuul TuuTaa tha vaheen se
Kalee see ik numaayaan ho rahi hai
Jahaan bijlee giree thee ab vahee shaakh
Na.e patte pahan kar tan ga.ee hai
Khizaan se ruk sakaa kab mausam-e-gul
Yahee asl-e-usool-e-zindagee hai
Agar hai jazba-e-taameer zinda
KhanDar se kal jahaan bikhre paDe the
Vaheen se aaj aivaan uTh rahe hain
Jahaan kal zindagee mab.hoot see thee
Vaheen par aaj naghme goonjte hain
Ye sannaaTe se lee hai samt-e-hijrat
Yahee asl-e-usool-e-zindagee hai
Agar hai jazba-e-taameer zinda
To phir kis chiiz kee ham men kamee hai
Rahe yakh-bastagee kaa khauf jab tak
Shuaa.en barf par larzaan rahengee
Na dheere jam nahin paa.enge jab tak
Charaaghon kee laven raqsaan rahengee
Bashar kee apnee hee taqdeer se jang
Yahee asl-e-usool-e-zindagee hai
Agar hai jazba-e-taameer zinda
To phir kis chiiz kee ham men kamee hai
Agar hai jazba-e-tamir zinda
To phir kis chiz ki hum mein kami hai
Jahan se phul TuTa tha wahin se
Kali si ek numayan ho rahi hai
Jahan bijli giri thi ab wahi shaKH
Nae patte pahan kar tan gai hai
KHizan se ruk saka kab mausam-e-gul
Yahi asl-e-usul-e-zindagi hai
Agar hai jazba-e-tamir zinda
KhanDar se kal jahan bikhre paDe the
Wahin se aaj aiwan uTh rahe hain
Jahan kal zindagi mabhut si thi
Wahin par aaj naghme gunjte hain
Ye sannaTe se li hai samt-e-hijrat
Yahi asl-e-usul-e-zindagi hai
Agar hai jazba-e-tamir zinda
To phir kis chiz ki hum mein kami hai
Rahe yaKH-bastagi ka KHauf jab tak
Shuaen barf par larzan rahengi
Na dhire jam nahin paenge jab tak
Charaghon ki lawen raqsan rahengi
Bashar ki apni hi taqdir se jang
Yahi asl-e-usul-e-zindagi hai
Agar hai jazba-e-tamir zinda
To phir kis chiz ki hum mein kami hai