main wo shaaer hoon jo shaahon kaa sanaa khvaan na huaa
— Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi
Main wo shaa.er hoon jo shaahon kaa sanaa-khvaan na huaa
Ye hai wo jurm jo mujh se kisee unvaan na huaa
Is gunah par miree ik umr andhere men kaTee
Mujh se is maut ke mele men charaaghaan na huaa
Kal jahaan phuul khile jashn hai zakhmon kaa vahaan
Dil wo gulshan hai ujaD kar bhee jo veeraan na huaa
Aankhen Kuch aur dikhaatee hain magar zehn Kuch aur
Baagh mahke magar ehsaas-e-bahaaraan na huaa
Yuun to har daur men girte rahe insaan ke nirkh
In ghulaamon men koee yoosuf-e-kan.aan na huaa
Main khud aasooda hoon kam-kosh hoon yaa pathar hoon
Zakhm khaa ke bhee mujhe dard kaa irfaan na huaa
Saaree Dunya mutalaatim nazar aatee hai 'nadeem'
Mujh pe ik tanz huaa rauzan-e-zindaan na huaa