"aab-e-chashm aae aur nahaaun main kuchh piyun aur kuchh bahaaun main aansuon kaa hai intizaar mujhe paani barse to lahlahaaun main main ki mazdur-e-'ishq khuun mein nahaaun kyon pasine mein hi nahaaun main mere marne pe log rone lage un ke rone pe qahqahaaun main ho gayaa vasl jitnaa honaa thaa bistar-e-jism ab tahaaun main vo mujhe jitnaa sidhi raah pe laae aur utnaa hi gumraahun main saanp huun main to ye zaraa saa kyon khuub zahraaun azhdahaaun main chaahe jitnaa huun 'farhat-ullaah-khaan' 'farhat-ehsaas' hi kahaaun main"
"ham hain insaan is liye laazim hai ki musalsal kaam karein koi khudaa to nahin hain ham jo saatvein din aaraam karein ham to hain bande jaan-o-badan se aap ke husn ke taabe'daar aap hain aaqaa ham jaise chaahe jitnon ko ghulaam karein ham ko to 'aadat hai raaton mein jaagne rone gaane ki ham ko hamaare haal pe chhoDein niind na apni haraam karein aap ki aankhon se lafzon kaa rizq utartaa hai ham par aap jo chaahein sukhaa rakkhein yaa baarish ilhaam karein"
Farhat Ehsas"badan baandhe hue saanson ki rahdaari mein rahte hain ki ham har dam kahin jaane ki tayyaari mein rahte hain na hon aansu to ye aankhein bhali lagti nahin ham ko so aksar aap apni hi dil-aazaari mein rahte hain hamein maa'lum hai raunaq ye baazaaron ki jhuTi hai magar phir bhi fareb-e-husn-e-baazaari mein rahte hain ham ahl-e-'ishq phir ahl-e-havas se maat khaa baiThe vazifa-khvaar bazm-e-husn-e-darbaari mein rahte hain hamaare dil to hain masruf sarkaarein giraane mein badan taa'mil-e-ahkaamaat-e-sarkaari mein rahte hain dabe hain khaak mein kitne hi suraj chaand aur taare so ham apni zamin ki aasmaan-kaari mein rahte hain hamaari shaa'iri ik mustaqil holi kaa mausam hai hazaaron rang is lafzon ki pichkaari mein rahte hain ‘janaab-e-farhat-ehsaas' ab na shahri hain na sahraai musalsal darmiyaan-e-khvaab-o-be-daari mein rahte hain"
Farhat Ehsas"pahle to zaraa saa haT ke dekhaa us shokh se phir lipaT ke dekhaa itni bhi buri na thi jo main ne duniyaa ko zaraa saa haT ke dekhaa dekhaa use us kaa ho ke aur phir kyaa farq paDegaa kaT ke dekhaa ham jama hue hi jaa rahe the aaraam milaa jo ghaT ke dekhaa bas ek hi khvaab thaa ki jis ko taa-umr ulaT-palaT ke dekhaa vo aur qarib aa gayaa thaa jab main ne zaraa simaT ke dekhaa phir dil ne mire gham aur khushi ko rassi ki tarah se baT ke dekhaa kal Duub rahaa thaa 'farhat-ehsaas' ham ne bhi tamaashaa DaT ke dekhaa"
Farhat Ehsas"dabaa paDaa hai kahin dasht mein khazaana miraa tu kis talaash mein hai shahr mein divaana miraa tamaam raat hai aankhon se aansuon ki kashid tamaam raat khulaa hai sharaab-khaana miraa ye meri ruuh kaa jhagDaa thaa aasmaan ke saath bilaa-qusur badan ban gayaa nishaana miraa falak ke sar pe paDe hain meri zamin ke paanv mire sirhaane se unchaa hai paaitaana miraa main ek zakhm baraabar zamin pe rahtaa huun vo kah rahe hain ye qabza hai ghaasibaana miraa to aao ahl-e-jahaan is pe faisla kar lein makaan saaraa tumhaaraa darun-e-khaana miraa khud apne aap mein hai saari meri aamad-o-raft kahin se aanaa na ab hai kahin bhi jaanaa miraa kahaan kaa 'ishq havas tak bhi ho nahin sakti yahi rahegaa jo andaaz mujrimaana miraa bikherni hai jise zulf us kaa istiqbaal vabaal-e-shahr se khaali hai ek shaana miraa main khuub faaqa na kartaa to mar gayaa hotaa mire khilaaf saf-aaraa thaa aab-o-daana miraa kabhi khudaa kabhi insaan raah mein haail khud apne aap se rishta bhi ghaaebaana miraa kahin mire kisi lamhe se phir hui koi chuuk phir aate aate kahin rah gayaa zamaana miraa tire ghayaab ki khidmat mein saaraa meraa qusur vujud phir bhi vahi ghair-haaziraanaa miraa vo mere lafz ke donon suron se vaaqif hai kabhi bhi kaam na aayaa koi bahaana miraa"
Farhat Ehsas"din ne itnaa jo marizaana banaa rakkhaa hai raat ko ham ne shifaa-khaana banaa rakkhaa hai intiqaam aisaa liyaa hai miri tanhaai ne shahr kaa shahr bayaabaana banaa rakkhaa hai khaak kaa khaana gharibaana-badan hai ki jise raunaq-e-ishq ne shaahaana banaa rakkhaa hai ham ko maalum hai khuub apni haqiqat so use usi unvaan kaa afsaana banaa rakkhaa hai mubtazil hone kaa aap apnaa maza hai varna ham ne bhi khud ko hakimaana banaa rakkhaa hai aadmi ho ki khudaa sab kaa baraabar hai vazn ishq ne ek hi paimaana banaa rakkhaa hai chaak kar kar ke hue tang to divaanon ne chaak ko ab ke garibaana banaa rakkhaa hai 'farhatullah' hai vo aql kaa putlaa jis ne farhat-ehsaas ko divaana banaa rakkhaa hai"
Farhat Ehsas"ye khubaan shahr ke ham se bahut hushyaari karte hain hamein saada samajh kar khuub khush-guftaari karte hain baDi mushkil se toDe hain ye maa’mulaat-e-hijr aakhir so ik 'arsa huaa din mein hi shab-bedaari karte hain nahin paate dar-o-divaar mein ghar ki koi surat to ham ghar ke tasavvur mein dar-o-divaari karte hain kahaani jo karaati hai vahi to ham ko karnaa hai bhalaa ho yaa buraa ho ham to bas kirdaari karte hain hamein tayyaar hone ki zarurat hi nahin paDti ki saari zindagi marne ki hi tayyaari karte hain to ham qaanun-shikni ki tarah karte hain raat apni sahar se shaam tak har kaam jab sarkaari karte hain sharaabein to kalidein hain lahu ke qaid-khaanon ki so taale toDte hain aur dariyaa jaari karte hain sunaa hai tandurusti 'ishq mein achchhi nahin hoti chalo ji 'farhat-ehsaas' ab zaraa bimaari karte hain"
Farhat Ehsas"taavil-e-ahd-e-fan hi to vahshat kaa hal nahin pesh-e-nazar junun hai yaaro ghazal nahin ab is ke baad ahd ki taarik raat hai ye ikhtitaam-e-shaam hai subh-e-azal nahin ai dost ishq mansab-e-fahm-o-shuur hai ye irtiqaa hai zehn kaa koi khalal nahin ik umr ratjagon ki aziyyat mein kaaT di ab mere khvaab niind kaa radd-e-amal nahin kyaa kyaa ataa-e-neamat-e-rabb-e-karim hai lekin 'samir' dard kaa nemul-badal nahin"
"bahut shaadaab ho lekin bayaabaani nahin jaati ki baam-e-auj chhune se bhi arzaani nahin jaati kai chehron ne aavaazon ne dil aabaad rakkhaa hai magar aankhon mein raqsaan hai jo viraani nahin jaati mujhe apni numu ke vaaste tum se bichhaDnaa hai tumhaare saath rahne se tan-aasaani nahin jaati main is dil ki sabhi sachchaaiyaan taslim kartaa huun magar ik baat aisi bhi hai jo maani nahin jaati hujum-e-shor-o-ghul mein kaun thaa kis ne pukaaraa thaa yahaan to apni bhi aavaaz pahchaani nahin jaati 'samir' is ishq mein insaan kyaa itnaa badaltaa hai main khud par ghaur kartaa huun to hairaani nahin jaati"
"jis din se meraa khvaab suhaanaa badal gayaa us din se zindagi kaa fasaana badal gayaa sunne lagaa huun jab se nasihat baDon ki main jaari thaa jo labon pe taraana badal gayaa pahchaan kaa havaala bhi baaqi nahin rahaa chehre ke saath aaina-khaana badal gayaa uThti nahin hai aankh bhi ab aasmaan ki samt jab se gali kaa chaand puraanaa badal gayaa tahzib jin ke ghar ki 'alaamat thi kal talak afsos aaj un kaa gharaanaa badal gayaa 'azmat kaa taaj sar pe hai 'akhilesh' ke sajaa aisi havaa chali ki zamaana badal gayaa itni sharaafaton mein kami aa gai hai aaj pahle thaa jo libaas puraanaa badal gayaa ahl-e-vafaa ne jis ki thi taarikh ki raqam 'faaruq' 'ishq kaa vo fasaana badal gayaa"
Farooque Adil"ba-zom-e-aql ye kaisaa gunaah main ne kiyaa ik aainaa thaa usi ko siyaah main ne kiyaa ye shahr-e-kam-nazaraan ye dayaar-e-be-hunaraan kise ye apne hunar kaa gavaah main ne kiyaa harim-e-dil ko jalaane lagaa thaa ek khayaal so gul use bhi ba-yak sard aah main ne kiyaa vahi yaqin rahaa hai javaaz-e-ham-safari jo gaah us ne kiyaa aur gaah main ne kiyaa bas ek dil hi to hai vaaqif-e-rumuz-e-hayaat so shahr-e-jaan kaa use sarbaraah main ne kiyaa har ek ranj usi baab mein kiyaa hai raqam zaraa saa gham thaa jise be-panaah main ne kiyaa ye raah-e-ishq bahut sahl ho gai jab se hisaar-e-zaat ko paivand-e-raah main ne kiyaa ye umr ki hai basar kuchh ajab tavaazun se tiraa huaa na hi khud se nibaah main ne kiyaa khirad ne dil se kahaa tu junun-sifat hi sahi na puchh us ki ki jis ko tabaah main ne kiyaa"
Irfan Sattar"kis ajab saaat-e-naayaab mein aayaa huaa huun tujh se milne main tire khvaab mein aayaa huaa huun phir vahi main huun, vahi hijr kaa dariyaa-e-amiq koi dam aks-e-sar-e-aab mein aayaa huaa huun kaise aaine ke maanind chamaktaa huaa main ishq ke shahr-e-abad-taab mein aayaa huaa huun meri har taan hai az-roz-e-azal taa-ba-abad ek sur ke liye mizraab mein aayaa huaa huun koi parchhaain kabhi jism se karti hai kalaam? be-sabab saaya-e-mahtaab mein aayaa huaa huun har guzarte hue lamhe mein Tapaktaa huaa mein dard huun, vaqt ke aasaab mein aayaa huaa huun kaisi gahraai se niklaa huun adam ki 'irfaan' kaise paayaab se taalaab mein aayaa huaa huun"
Irfan Sattar"hijaab vaalon se vo be-hijaab ho na sakaa vo saamne thaa magar be-naqaab ho na sakaa vajud-e-khaak kaa insaan khitaab ho na sakaa ye zarra ghair-e-karam aaftaab ho na sakaa karam vo tuur pe ik be-niyaaz-e-jalva par vo be-niyaazi thi jis kaa javaab ho na sakaa uThaa ke parda chhupaa kasrat-e-tajalli mein vo be-naqaab huaa be-naqaab ho na sakaa tamaam umr rahe dekhte hayaat ke khvaab hamaari aankhon mein ye khvaab khvaab ho na sakaa rahi fareb-e-tasavvur ye raftani duniyaa saraab jaise kabhi ju-e-aab ho na sakaa zamir zaahir-o-baatin se ho gayaa aagaah kharaab baada-e-irfaan kharaab ho na sakaa mire karim ne bakhshaa isi bahaane se mire gunaahon kaa jab kuchh hisaab ho na sakaa abhi kami hai tire zauq-e-ishq mein 'aiman' lahu huaa tiraa aansu sharaab ho na sakaa"