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vo kam-suḳhan to mirā dushman-e-suḳhan niklā
ġhazal se ḳhush na huā masnavī se ḳhush na huā
wo kam-suKHan to mera dushman-e-suKHan nikla
ghazal se KHush na hua masnawi se KHush na hua
har ik band har masnavī tuul qāmat
ġhazal arz o jauhar hai qīmat ġhazal hai
har ek band har masnawi tul qamat
ghazal arz o jauhar hai qimat ghazal hai
ye terī ġhazleñ bayāñ nahīñ haiñ visāl-e-shab kī navāzishoñ kā
jo ho sake masnavī meñ saarā vo aks-e-kaif-e-shabāb likhnā
ye teri ghazlen bayan nahin hain visal-e-shab ki nawazishon ka
jo ho sake masnawi mein sara wo aks-e-kaif-e-shabab likhna
संज्ञा, स्त्रीलिंग
اسم، مؤنث
The chief object of the genre “Marsiya (Elegy)” of Urdu poetry is to express mourning. Marsiya deals with an important event in Islamic history, the episode of Karbala in Iraq and the martyrdom of Imam Hussein. Mir Anis brought Urdu Marsiya to its pinnacle. His Marsiyas are as deeply rooted in Arab history as they are etched in his way of presenting the Indian society, especially the customs, traditions and parlance of Lucknow. In Anis’s Marsiyas, male characters are seen wearing Arabic head-gear, robes and garments. There is also the mention of Arabic weapons and animals in the battlefield, but Indian weapons too make the scene. Amidst scorching desert of Iraq, an Indianness reflects in his rendition of seasons, days, and nights. Mir Anis has portrayed the hopes, aspirations, wishes, demeanors, tone, dialect, idioms and emotional attitudes of Indian women in such a way that there is no match to it in the whole of Urdu poetry. In one of his famous Marsiyas, Imam Hussain's sister blesses her sister-in-law at Karbala in a purely Indian way: Baano-e-Nek-Naam ki khetii harii rahe Sandal se maang bachho.n se godii bharii rahe
Author: Azra Naqvi
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