hamesha zulm ke manzar hamen dikhaae gae
— Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi
Hamesha zulm ke manzar hamen dikhaa.e ga.e
PahaaD toDe ga.e aur mahal banaa.e ga.e
Tuloo-e-sub.h kee afvaah itnee aam huee
Ki nisf shab ko gharon ke diye bujhaa.e ga.e
Ab ek baar to qudrat javaab-dah Thahre
Hazaar baar ham insaan aazmaa.e ga.e
Falak kaa tantana bhee Toot kar zameen pe giraa
Sutoon ek gharaunde ke jab giraa.e ga.e
Tiree khuda.ee men shaamil agar nasheb bhee hain
To phir kaleem sar-e-toor kyuun bulaa.e ga.e
Ye aasmaan the ki aa.eene the khalaaon men
Mah-o-nujoom men jhaankaa to ham hee paa.e ga.e
Daraaz-e-shab men koee apna ham-safar hee na thaa
Magar 'nadeem' sadaa.en to ham lagaa.e ga.e