مرزا فرحت اللہ بیگ اردو کے ممتاز مزاح نگار ہیں۔یوں تو وہ محقق، دانشور، انشاپرداز ،خاکہ نگار بھی معروف ہیں لیکن بحیثیت مزاح نگار ان کا مقام منفرد ہے۔ان کی ہر تحریر میں ان کا طنز و مزاحیہ عنصر غالب ہے۔ان کا عہد مغلیہ کے آخری دور کی معاشرت اور تمدن کا صحیح اور دلکش اور بہترین دورتھا۔اس لیے ان کی تحریریں بھی اس دور کی تہذیب و تمدن کی بہترین عکاس ہیں۔زیر نظر کتاب "بہادر شاہ ظفر اورپھول والوں کی سیر"مغلیہ سلطنت کے آخری تاجدار بہادر شاہ ظفر کے دور میں "پھول والوں کی سیر "کی تفصیلات پر مبنی ہے۔"پھول والوں کی سیر"دراصل سماجی ہم آہنگی کا ایک بے مثال تہوار ہے۔جس کا آغاز ہندوستان میں آخری مغل بادشاہ بہادر شاہ ظفر کے والد اکبر شاہ دوم نے کیا تھا۔جو آج تک حکومتی سطح پر تزک و احتشام کے ساتھ منایا جاتا ہے۔دیگر تہواروں میں یہ تہوار اپنی رنگا رنگی ،ہندو مسلم اتحاد کے باعث منفرد اور اہم ہے۔یہ ایک تاریخی میلہ ہے جس کو مورخین سیر گل فروشا ں بھی کہتے ہیں۔آخری مغل بادشاہ بہادر شاہ ظفر نے ہندو اور مسلمان کے مابین مودت و محبت اور قومی یک جہتی کو فروغ دینے کی غرض سے اس تہوار کے انعقاد میں خاص دلچسپی لی۔ مرزا فرحت اللہ بیگ نے اپنی اس کتاب میں بہادر شاہ ظفر کے دور حکومت میں انعقاد ہونے والے اس تہوار کی خوب عکاسی کی ہے۔

Mirza Farhatullah Baig is among Urdu Satire’s most popular names. His Khakaa, or Sketches, are quite distinguished and his natural sense of humor is instrumental in making them dear to every reader’s heart.He wrote on various topics. He turned his attention to criticism, fiction, biography, biography, society and morals, but his real fame revolved around humorous literature.

He was a resident of Delhi. His ancestors came from Turkestan during the reign of Shah Alam II and made Delhi their homeland. Mirza was born here in 1884, and his early education also took place here. While studying in college, he met Maulvi Nazir Ahmed. He not only learned Arabic language and literature from him but also accepted the profound influence of his personality. After graduation he went to Hyderabad. He held various positions there and died in 1947.

His book "Dilli ka Akhiri Mushaira" is a paragon of muraqqa’ painting. He had seen Maulvi Nazir Ahmad very closely and for many years. He masterfully portrayed Nazir Ahmad in his Khaaka, “Maulvi Nazir Ahmad Ki Kahaani, Kuch Un Ki Kuchh Meri Zabaani”. This Khaaka gave him eternal fame. Maulvi Wahiduddin Saleem liked this Khaaka so much that he summoned Baig to write one on him. After Saleem’s death, Mirza complied with this order and named the Khaaka “Ek Vasiiat Kii Taamiil Mein '' .He wrote a large number of articles which have been published in seven volumes under the name of Farhat. He also wrote poetry but this is not his forte.

He has great command over the everyday language of Delhi and humor is the hallmark of his writing. Reading his articles, the reader gets a mental pleasure. When he writes on a subject or a person, he does not ignore the small things. This detailing is all the more pleasing to the reader.

Mirza Farhatullah Baig is actually a satirist. One of the reasons for their popularity is that he protects his writings from a forced philosophical depth and seriousness as much as possible. And tries to make the reader enjoy themselves as much as possible.