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Farhat Ehsas

1952 (Bahraich) – Present • Contemporary Voice

"A highly respected modern master and a key editorial figure at the Rekhta Foundation. Farhat Ehsas's poetry is deeply philosophical and sociological, reflecting the existential angst, socio-political turmoil, and cultural shifts of the modern era with a sharp, uncompromising intellect."

Mashhoor Ash'aar

ik raat vo gaya tha jahan baat rok ke ab tak ruka hua hun vahin raat rok ke...
vo chaand kah ke gaya tha ki aaj niklega to intizar mein baiTha hua hun shaam se main...
chaand bhi hairan dariya bhi pareshani mein hai aks kis ka hai ki itni raushni paani mein hai...
ilaaj apna karate phir rahe ho jaane kis kis se mohabbat kar ke dekho na mohabbat kyun nahin karte...
kisi kali kisi gul mein kisi chaman mein nahin vo rang hai hi nahin jo tire badan mein nahin...
main rona chahta hun khuub rona chahta hun main phir us ke baad gahri niind sona chahta hun main...
kisi haalat mein bhi tanha nahin hone deti hai yahi ek kharabi miri tanhai ki...
hamara zinda rahna aur marna ek jaisa hai ham apne yaum-e-paidaish ko bhi barsi samajhte hain...
ek bose ke bhi nasib na hon honTh itne bhi ab gharib na hon...
vo aql-mand kabhi josh mein nahin aata gale to lagta hai aaghosh mein nahin aata...
har gali kuuche mein rone ki sada meri hai shahr mein jo bhi hua hai vo khata meri hai...
tamam paikar-e-badsurti hai mard ki zaat mujhe yaqin hai khuda mard ho nahin sakta...
sab ke jaisi na bana zulf ki ham sada-nigah tere dhoke mein kisi aur ke shane lag jaaen...
andar ke hadson pe kisi ki nazar nahin ham mar chuke hain aur hamein is ki khabar nahin...
aurten kaam pe nikli thiin badan ghar rakh kar jism khaali jo nazar aae to mard aa baiThe...
shusta zaban shagufta bayan honTh gul-fishan saari hain tujh mein khubiyan urdu zaban ki...
phir soch ke ye sabr kiya ahl-e-havas ne bas ek mahina hi to ramzan rahega...
ek baar us ne bulaya tha to masruf tha main jiite-ji phir kabhi baari hi nahin aai miri...
us jagah ja ke vo baiTha hai bhari mahfil mein ab jahan mere ishaare bhi nahin ja sakte...
duniya se kaho jo use karna hai vo kar le ab dil mein mire vo alal-elan rahega...
baDa vasia hai us ke jamal ka manzar vo aaine mein to bas mukhtasar sa rahta hai...
ye shahr vo hai ki koi khushi to kya deta kisi ne dil bhi dukhaya nahin bahut din se...
puuri tarah se ab ke tayyar ho ke nikle ham chaaragar se milne bimar ho ke nikle...
use khabar thi ki ham visal aur hijr ik saath chahte hain to us ne aadha ujaaD rakkha hai aur aadha bana diya hai...
hijr o visal charagh hain donon tanhai ke taqon mein akasr donon gul rahte hain aur jala karta hun main...
jangalon ko kaaT kar kaisa ghazab ham ne kiya shahr jaisa ek aadam-khor paida kar liya...
tamam shahr ki aankhon mein reza reza hun kisi bhi aankh se uThta nahin mukammal main...
ban na paya hiir, ranjha ab bhi ranjha hai bahut dekh varis-shah teri hiir aadhi rah gai...
aa mujhe chhu ke hara rang bichha de mujh par main bhi ik shakh si rakhta hun shajar karne ko...
kya badan hai ki Thaharta hi nahin aankhon mein bas yahi dekhta rahta hun ki ab kya hoga...
kis ki hai ye tasvir jo banti nahin mujh se main kis ka taqaza hun ki puura nahin hota...
ishq akhbar kab ka band hua dil mira aakhiri shumara hai...
us se milne ke liye jaae to kya jaae koi us ne darvaze pe aaina laga rakkha hai...
sakht sardi mein thiThurti hai bahut ruuh miri jism-e-yaar aa ki bechari ko sahaara mil jaae...
ise bachchon ke hathon se uThao ye duniya is qadar bhaari nahin hai...
sakht taklif uThai hai tujhe janne mein is liye ab tujhe aaram se pahchante hain...
hamein jab apna taaruf karana paDta hai na jaane kitne dukhon ko dabana paDta hai...
mire saare badan par duriyon ki khaak bikhri hai tumhaare saath mil kar khud ko dhona chahta hun main...
kabhi is raushni ki qaid se baahar bhi niklo tum hujum-e-husn ne saara sarapa gher rakkha hai...
ab dekhta hun main to vo asbaab hi nahin lagta hai raaste mein kahin khul gaya badan...
mohabbat phuul banne par lagi thi palaT kar phir kali kar li hai main ne...
ye dhaDakta hua dil us ke havale kar dun ek bhi shakhs agar shahar mein zinda mil jaae...
qissa-e-aadam mein ek aur hi vahdat paida kar li hai main ne apne andar apni aurat paida kar li hai...
main jab kabhi us se puchhta hun ki yaar marham kahan hai mera to vaqt kahta hai muskura kar janab tayyar ho raha hai...
farar ho gai hoti kabhi ki ruuh miri bas ek jism ka ehsan rok leta hai...
kaun si aisi khushi hai jo mili ho ek baar aur ta-umr hamein jis ne aziyyat nahin di...
ye tera mera jhagDa hai duniya ko biich mein kyun Dalen ghar ke andar ki baaton par ghairon ko gavah nahin karte...
bas mohabbat bas mohabbat bas mohabbat jaan-e-man baaqi sab jazbaat ka izhaar kam kar dijiye...
jo ishq chahta hai vo hona nahin hai aaj khud ko bahaal karna hai khona nahin hai aaj...
jise bhi pyaas bujhani ho mere paas rahe kabhi bhi apne labon se chhalakne lagta hun...
bacha ke laaen kisi bhi yatim bachche ko aur us ke haath se takhliq-e-kainat karen...
dhuup boli ki main aabai vatan hun tera main ne phir saya-e-divar ko zahmat nahin di...
zindagi ka diya hua chehra ishq-dariya mein dho ke aae hain 'farhatullah'-khan gae the vahan farhat-ehsas ho ke aae hain...
do alag lafz nahin hijr o visal ek mein ek ki goyai hai...
ishq mein piine ka paani bas aankh ka paani khane mein bas patthar khaae ja sakte the...
miTTi ki ye divar kahin TuuT na jaae roko ki mire khuun ki raftar bahut hai...
ai khuda meri ragon mein dauD ja shakh-e-dil par ik hari patti nikal...
miri mohabbat mein saari duniya ko ik khilauna bana diya hai ye zindagi ban gai hai maañ aur mujh ko bachcha bana diya hai...
tabhi vahin mujhe us ki hansi sunai paDi main us ki yaad mein palken bhigone vaala tha...
tu faraham na ho mujh ko ye hai marzi teri tujh ko jab chahun bula lun ye ijazat mujhe de...
aankh bhar dekh lo ye virana aaj kal mein ye shahr hota hai...
aankhon ki pyaliyon mein barish machi hui hai sahra mein koi manzar shadab aa raha hai...
be-badan ruuh bane phirte rahoge kab tak jao chupke se kisi jism mein dakhil ho jao...
mujhe yaqin to bahut tha magar ghalat nikla ki aabla kabhi pa-posh mein nahin aata...
main bichhDon ko milane ja raha hun chalo divar Dhane ja raha hun...
shairi ko mira izhar samajhta hai magar parda-e-sher uThana bhi nahin chahta hai...
ye be-kanar badan kaun paar kar paaya bahe chale gae sab log is ravani mein...
meri ik umr aur ik ahd ki tarikh raqam hai jis par kaise rokun ki vo aansu miri aankhon se gira jaata hai...
mere har misre pe us ne vasl ka misra lagaya sab adhure sher shab bhar mein mukammal ho gae the...
tire honTon ke sahra mein tiri aankhon ke jangal mein jo ab tak paa chuka hun us ko khona chahta hun main...
rasta paani mangta hai apne paanv ka chhala maar...
jab us ko dekhte rahne se thakne lagta hun to apne khvab ki palken jhapakne lagta hun...
ai sadaf sun tujhe phir yaad dila deta hun main ne ik chiiz tujhe di thi guhar karne ko...
main bhi yahan hun is ki shahadat mein kis ko laun mushkil ye hai ki aap hun apni nazir main...
jaan ye sarkashi-e-jism tire bas ki nahin meri aaghosh mein aa la ye musibat mujhe de...
hamare paas yahi shairi ka sikka hai ulaT-palaT ke isi ko chalana paDta hai...
sar salamat liye lauT aae gali se us ki yaar ne ham ko koi Dhang ki khidmat nahin di...
hamari aankhon mein bas gaya hai ajiib punjab aansuon ka idhar se raavi chala udhar se chanab tayyar ho raha hai...
badan phir se uga legi ye miTTi ki main ne jaan abhi haari nahin hai...
vo jo ik shor sa barpa hai amal hai mera ye jo tanhai barasti hai saza meri hai...
log yun jaate nazar aate hain maqtal ki taraf masale jaise ravana hon kisi hal ki taraf...
phir tujhe chhu ke dekhta hun main phir se qindil si jalai hai...
dar-asl is jahan ko zarurat nahin miri har-chand is jahan ke liye na-guzir main...
bas ek lams ki jal jaaen sab khas-o-khashak ise visal bhi kahte hain khush-bayani mein...
muazzin ne azaan di aur vo but nikla khuda ho kar khuda ki sab namazon ke qaza hone ka vaqt aaya...
zehn musalsal qisse sochen honTh musalsal zikr karen subh talak zinda rahna hai kahin kahani kam na paDe...
karkhana hai usi husn ka aalam saara bas jidhar us ne lagaya hai udhar lag gae hain...
nang dhaDang malang tarang mein aaega jo vahi kaam karenge kufr karenge jo aaya ji ji chaha to islam karenge...
kahan ka ishq havas tak bhi ho nahin sakti yahi rahega jo andaz mujrimana mira...
jism ka kuza hai apna aur na ye dariya-e-jaan jo laga lega labon se us mein bhar jaenge ham...
main Duuba ja raha hun un sadaon ke bhanvar mein mujhe ab chaaron jaanib se pukara ja raha hai...
mire ashaar hain vo aasmani khvab jin ko miri miTTi ke honThon par utara ja raha hai...
ahl-e-dil ne kabhi makhlut hukumat na banai aql valon ne bhi be-shart himayat nahin di...
ik aayat-e-vajud hun miTTi ke Dher mein mere nuzul ki to koi shaan hi nahin...
tu mujh ko jo is shahr mein laaya nahin hota main be-sar-o-saman kabhi rusva nahin hota...
alam-bardar tanhai tha apna 'farhat-ehsas' hujum-e-shahr ke hathon jo maara ja raha hai...
fasl-e-bahaar tegh-e-khizan se utaar ke ahl-e-jihad aae hain bachchon ko maar ke...
allah rasul vaala iman aap rakhiye ham to hain iid vaale ramzan aap rakhiye...
dast-e-junun bhi tang hua dasht-e-ishq mein ab chaak kya karun ki gareban hi nahin...
'ehsas' ne buton mein khuda ko kiya sharik is shirk ke baghair to iman hi nahin...
koi dariya ki taraf jaane ko tayyar nahin haath sab ke hain magar koi alam-dar nahin...
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