isase pahale ki qateel ke geeton aur geetanuma gajalon ka jikr kiya jaye, aaj ki sham ka aaghaz qateel ki is lokapriy ghazal ke chand ashaaaron se karate hai्
garmi-ye-hasarat-ye-nakam se jal jate hain
ham charagon ki tarah sham se jal jate hain
shama jis aag men jalati hai numaish ke liye
ham usi aag men gumanam se jal jate hain
jab bhi aata hai mera nam tere nam ke sath
jane kyoon log mere nam se jal jate hain
rabta baham pe hamen kya n kahenge dushman
aashana jab tere paigam se jal jate hain
qateel ne ek shayar ke roop men to prasiddhi paee hi, sath hi sath tamam pakistani aur hindi filmon ke liye geet bhi likhe. janavari 1947 men qateel ko lahaur ke ek film prodyoosar ne gane likhane ki davat di, unhonne jis pahali film men gane likhe usaka nam tha ‘teri yada’ . vaise to hindi filmon men 'gumanam' aur fir 'teri kahani yad aayee' men likhe unake geet behad karnapriy hain par qateel ke likhe geeton men jo sabase adhik charchit huaa vo tha "mohe aayee n jag se laj ....ke ghungharu toot gaye." ham logon ne to pahali bar ise anoop jalota ke svar men suna tha par bad men pata chala ki ise to kitane hi gayakon ne apani aavaj se sanvara hai. qateel majahiya lahaje men kahate the ki "jab tak bharat aur pakistan ka koee bhi gayak is geet ko nahin ga leta vo gavaiya nahin kahalata".
aksar filmon ke geet likhane aur sath sath shayar karane valon ko theth sahityik varg hey drshti se dekhata hai. qateel ko bhi is vajah se apane aalochakon ka samana karana pada. isaliye is geet ko mushayare men padate vakt qateel ne is bat par jor diya ki unake geet sirf filmi nahin balki ilmi bhi hote hain. dekhiye is mushayare men vo ye geet kis ada se padh rahe hain.