[1][3] His poetry was distinguished by its humanism, and his Urdu afsana (short story) work is considered by some second only to Munshi Premchand in its depiction of rural culture.

[5] Qasmi was born on November 20, 1916, in the village of Anga in Khushab District, British India, into an Awan family.

[3][1] Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi died on 10 July 2006 of complications from asthma at Punjab Institute of Cardiology in Lahore.

Qasimi contributed weekly columns to national newspapers like Rawan Dawan and Daily Jang for several decades.

"[8][7] Some people in literary circles of Pakistan also think that there were some envy and rivalry among Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi, Wazir Agha and Munir Niazi.

mujhe teri qasam[7] Umr bhar mein ne ibadat ki hay Tu mera namaa-e-amaal tau dekh

Mein ne insaan se mohabbat ki hayO Lord of the Day of JudgmentI swear by youI have worshipped all my lifeLook at my balance sheetI have loved mankindPoetry Short stories