Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi born Ahmad Shah Awan was an Urdu and English language Pakistani poet, journalist, literary critic, dramatist and short story author. He wrote 50 books on topics such as poetry, fiction, criticism, journalism and art, and was a major figure in contemporary Urdu literature. His poetry was distinguished by its humanism, and his Urdu afsanay (short stories) are considered second only to Prem Chand in its depiction of rural culture. He was also editor and publisher of the literary magazine Funoon for almost half a century. He received several awards such as the Pride of Performance in 1968, Sitara-e-Imtiaz in 1980 and Pakistan's highest literary award Kamal-e-Fun Award in 1998 for his literary works.
احمد ندیم قاسمی کی غزلوں کا مجموعہ مکمل پڑھ لیا، ایماندارانہ بات یہ ہے کہ متاثر نہیں کیا قاسمی صاحب نے۔ کچھ اشعار اچھے تھے اور کچھ بہت ہی زیادہ اچھے لیکن مجموعی طور پر بوریت ہوئی۔ کلام میں یکسانیت سی تھی، غزل کی بنت منفرد نہیں تھی۔ شاید قاسمی صاحب کی نظمیں اور افسانوں میں زیادہ دم ہو، لیکن غزل کے غبارے میں بہرحال ہوا نہیں ہے۔
Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi’s poetry is full of life, and the problems in life. His voice reflects dreams, pains, triumphs, defeats, deep and sincere thoughts of the life, which produce a healthy angle in his words. “Dasht-e-Wafa” is the collection of his poetry which won an award.