khadaa thaa kab se zameen piith par uthaae hue
— Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi
KhaDaa thaa kab se zameen piiTh par uThaa.e hue
Aab aadmee hai qayaamat se lau lagaa.e hue
Ye dasht se umaD aayaa hai kis kaa sail-e-junoon
Ki husn-e-shahr khaDaa hai naqaab uThaa.e hue
Ye bhed tere sivaa ai khuda kise maaloom
Azaab Toot paDe mujh pe kis ke laa.e hue
Ye sail-e-aab na thaa zalzala thaa paanee kaa
Bikhar bikhar ga.e qarye mire basaa.e hue
Ajab tazaad men kaaTaa hai zindagee kaa safar
Labon pe pyaas thee baadal the sar pe chhaa.e hue
Sahar huee to koee apne ghar men ruk na sakaa
Kisee ko yaad na aa.e diye jalaa.e hue
Khuda kee shaan ki munkir hain aadamiyyat ke
Khud apnee sukDee huee zaat ke sataa.e hue
Jo aasteen chaDhaa.en bhee muskuraa.en bhee
Wo log hain mire barson ke aazmaa.e hue
Ye inqilaab to ta.ameer ke mizaaj men hai
Giraa.e jaate hain aivaan bane-banaa.e hue
Ye aur baat mire bas men thee na guunj is kee
Mujhe to muddaten guzreen ye giit gaa.e hue
Miree hee god men kyuun kaT ke gir paDe hain 'nadeem'
Abhee duaa ke liye the jo haath uThaa.e hue