Click here for background and on any passage for word meanings and explanatory discussion. ahmad nadiim qaasimi (1916-2006), ahmad shah aawaan-born near sargodha. Local schools and colleges, then MA (1936) punjab university. Worked as editor of several literary journals, then started his own ‘funoon’, which was successful. Editor, poet, journalist, script writer, short story writer, dramatist, literary critic. Very active in Progressive Writers’ Association. Arrested and jailed for his activism.

daavar¹-e hashr² mujhe terii qasam³
umr-bhar⁴ maiN ne ibaadat⁵ kii hai
tuu meraa naama⁶-e aa’maal⁷ to dekh
maiN ne insaaN se mohabbat kii hai 1.lord 2.day of judgement 3.I swear in your name 4.life-long 5.worship 6.account, list 7.actions
O lord of judgement day, I swear in your name
All my life I have worshipped (you)
You just examine the account of my actions to see
That I have loved/served human beings
The implication is that real worship is in the service of humankind not in rituals.