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Date: 21-Jul-99
Poet: Ehsaan Danish

Ehsaan-ul-Haq was born in 1914 at Kandhla (Meerut), India. 
He considered Tauqeer Tahir as his mentor. His poetic works 
include Navaa-e-Karaagaar, Aatish-e-Khaamosh, Dard-e-Zindagi
and Muqaamaat.

A few others ghazals by him can be read at

http://www.geocities.com/~fhnaqvi/ehsaan.html

The following sher of his became quite popular:

ye u.Dii u.Dii sii ra.ngat, ye khule khule se gesuu
terii subah kah rahii hai terii raat kaa fasaanaa


And now for the ghazal of the day:

kabhii mujh ko saath lekar, kabhii mere saath chal kar
vo badal gaye achaanak merii zi.ndagii badal kar

huye jis pe meharabaa.N tum ko_ii Khush_nasiib hogaa
merii hasarate.n to nikalii.n mere aa.Nsuuo.n me.n Dhal ke

terii zulf-o-ruKh ke qurbaa.N dil-e-zaar Dhuu.NDhataa hai
vahii champa_ii ujaale vahii surama_ii dhu.ndalake

ko_ii phuul ban gayaa hai ko_ii chaa.Nd ko_ii taaraa
jo chiraaG bujh gaye hai.n terii a.njuman me.n jal ke

mere dosto Khudaaraa mere saath tum bhii Dhuu.NDo
vo yahii.n kahii.n chhupe hai.n mere Gam kaa ruKh badal ke

terii bejhijhak ha.Nsii se na kisii kaa dil ho mailaa
ye nagar hai aa_iino.n kaa yahaa.N saa.Ns le sambhal ke