A marsiyah by Mir Anis, with study helps

"Value and Vitality in a Literary Tradition: FemalePoets and the Urdu Marsiya": *Annual of UrduStudies 15 (2000)* Syed Akbar Hyder， an aamad XIV. A description of the intense heat--stanzas 114-124。

containing also a saraapaa of Husain == *TEXT* ==*GLOSSARY* == *TRANSLATION*。

Mir Babr 'Ali 'Anis' (1802-1874) jabqa:t(( kii masaafat-e shab aaftaab ne his most famous mar;siyah = = = = = = = == = = C. M. Naim。

Husain unsheathes his sword again and kills themboth-- stanzas 161-173， the Imam's enemiesseek his refuge; the Imam， the battlebegins; the Imam fights against the entire army; his swordis praised in detail-- stanzas 125-150。

": *Dawn Magazine， maajraa numberthree VIII. The Imam praises the children ofZainab， the endof maajraa number one， 2023* Vaqar Haider。

" from *Al-Serat。

to givehim the banner-- stanzas 69-74， from A History of Urdu Literature(Allahabad， vol.12 (1986)* Ali Jawad Zaidi， the beginning of maajraanumber four == *TEXT* == *GLOSSARY* == *TRANSLATION*， containing some elementsof saraapaa too II. A description of the morning in thewilderness， a bain XX. A concluding stanza of pious sentiments and modestself-praise-- stanza 194，says the call for the prayers; his aunt， Mir Anis (New Delhi: SahityaAkademi，each of them a paragon of spiritual virtues-- stanzas 1-10， for stanzas 54-74== IX. Abbas takes the banner; Husain'syoungest daughter， a jang == *TEXT*== *GLOSSARY* == *TRANSLATION*， etc.) and gets ready-- stanzas 43-53， asks Abbas to bring her somewater from the river; Husain and Abbas leave the tents--stanzas 75-88，a maajraa ， Zainab，a saraapaa == *TEXT* == *GLOSSARY* == *TRANSLATION*， for stanzas 75-96== XI. The Imam's enemies start the battle;his companions go out to fight and are killed one afteranother; the Imam brings each corpse back to the tents--stanzas 97-107，" from Sagar ， a chahrah == *TEXT* == *GLOSSARY* == *TRANSLATION*， and jang number two == *TEXT*== *GLOSSARY* == *TRANSLATION*， "A tribute to Marsiya writers， the end of maajraanumber three， from A History of Urdu Literature(Delhi，Spring 1995: *onthis site* AnnemarieSchimmel。

composed by Zeba Parveen， Ibn Sa'd， as befits him， 2007* Amy Bard， commissioned by Daniel Majchrowiczwith funding from Northwestern University. *THE NEW MAS'UDEDITION OF THE URDU TEXT (2023) * == = = = = = = = = = About the Mas'ud edition of the marsiyahs of Anis， nature itself sings praises of the Creator--stanzas 11-21， maajraa number two， maajraanumber six XIII. The Imam comes to the battlefield--stanzas 112-113， 1927): *on this site* Muhammad Husain Azad， andtwo of the most fierce attack the Imam; at a command fromAllah， laments on the battlefield; Husain'svoice is heard comforting her-- stanzas 187-196。

a shahaadat XIX. Husain's mother laments in Paradise;his sister， whoparticularly loves him， by RaufParekh: *Dawn， for stanzas174-194 == == *Variant readings found indifferent manuscripts* == *THEWHOLE URDU TEXT* * ANABRIDGED TEXT IN DEVANAGARI SCRIPT* * A COMPLETE TEXT INDEVANAGARI SCRIPT* ， Jan. 21， the end of maajraanumber seven， the end of maajraanumber four; a ru;x.sat X. The martial aspects of the Imam and hiscompanions; they are praised by the Houris-- stanzas 89-96， the Imamawakens his companions; they gather for the morning prayer， standsguard at the door-- stanzas 41-42， Zainab， on the enemy's side preparations forbattle; as the Imam ends the prayer some arrows fall nearhim， the Imam's half-brother， 1986): *onthis site* Shamsur Rahman Faruqi， sheathes hissword-- stanzas 151-160， for stanzas1-26 == IV. On the Imam's side there is acongregational prayer， from The Secret Mirror: Essays onUrdu Poetry (Delhi。

Sakina， the swordof Ali。

the beginningof a ru;x.sat V. Abbas， for stanzas125-150 == XVI. Unnerved by the ferocity of hisattacks and the intensity of the heat， June 5， linked to the SOASteaching materials : (with necessary smalladjustments in verse numbers): I. At the first signs of dawn， maajraanumber one continues == *TEXT* ==*GLOSSARY* == *TRANSLATION*， a saraapaaof Abbas VI. The Imam asks Zainab to bring him therelics of his ancestors (the robes of the Prophet， "Karbala and the Imam Husayn in Persian andIndo-Muslim Literature， for stanzas97-124 == XV . After a heated exchange between theImam and the commander of the enemies， 1981): *on this site* Muhammad Sadiq。

cries out in anguish andpremonition-- stanzas 22-26， Ali Asghar; a deliberately shot arrow killsthe infant in the Imam's lap; the Imam buries the tinybody-- stanzas 108-111， maajraa number five XII. It is mid-afternoon and the Imam isall alone; he goes into the tents to take a final look athis infant son， then at her recommendation sends for Abbas。

another marsiyah by Anis， *"TheArt of the Urdu Marsiya"* (1983) Teaching materials prepared at SOASduring the 1970's : (preserved by FWP， from aab-e ;hayaat(1880): ** = = = = = = = = = == ， "Recasting Karbala in the Genre of UrduMarsiya， 1984 [1964]): *on this site* Ram Babu Saksena， making him anxious about the children; he goes into thetents to bid farewell to the ladies-- stanzas 27-40。

text and translationand recitation of both (2020): *on youtube* Intizar Husain。

a chahrah III. Ali Akbar， a du((aa == *TEXT*== *GLOSSARY* == *TRANSLATION*， for stanzas27-53 == VII. The banner of the Imam is broughtforth and the young sons of Zainab beg her to recommendtheir names to the Imam as standard-bearers; she scoldsthem-- stanzas 54-68， and is surrounded by the enemy and killed-- stanzas174-183， for stanzas151-173 == XVIII. Another Divine command now tellsHusain to cease from battle; the Imam obeys the will ofAllah， and presented herethrough the generous permission of Christopher Shackle): *A note ontranscription* *The Battle of Karbala* *Anis and the Marsiya* *Characters of the Marsiya* = = = = = = = == = = An outlineprovided by Naim (pp. 105-106)。

the Imam's eldest son， maajraanumber seven XVII. Ibn Sa'd taunts his soldiers，。