Let's pay tribute to the celebrated Marsiya poet Mir Anees, with Soz Khwani by Askari Naqvi.
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Considered as the pioneer of Marsiya, the legendary Mir Babbar Ali Anees was born in 1803 in Faizabad (UP).

The term ‘Marsiya’ (elegy) is derived from Arabic word ‘risa’ which means lamentation over the dead, weeping and wailing over the deceased.

He laid the foundation of new Marsiya in 19th century and established what came to be known as the fundamental characteristics of the genre.

During his period marsiya found a fertile soil in Lucknow and became one of the most recognized genre in Urdu poetry.

The entire city would emerge to share the grief evoked by his poems that melted away the hearts of masses sitting in Lucknow`s Bara Imambara.

Anees died in lucknow on 10th December 1874 leaving behind a legacy that would keep the future generations forever in his debt.

To commemorate his death, Mirza Dabir, his rival and another legend in the genre, wrote:

aasmaan be maah e kaamil sidra be ruuh ul amiin
tuur e siina be kalimullah mimbar beAnees

As if the sky without the full moon, As if Sidrah without Gabriel,
As if Mount Torah without Moses, is the pulpit without Anees



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