The Battle of Karbala: A Marsiya of AnisTHE Urdu marsiya, a long poem written on the subject of the Battle of Karbala and the martyrdom of Husain, reached its highest stage of development in Lucknow during the first half of the nineteenth century. One of the finest exponents of the genre was Anis. The Battle of Karbala, A Marsiya of Anis, gives an account of the events which took place on the tenth day of the month of Muharram, beginning with the preparations for battle at dawn and culminating with the death of its hero, Husain, in the evening. |
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19th century Abbas Akbar Ali's Anis's Arabic and Persian arrows Asghar audience Aun and Muhammad azadari battle of Karbala birds blessed brave breast bride bridegroom Caliph called cried death of Husain desert dust earth enemy Euphrates eyes face Faizabad Fatima feet fell fight flash flowers fray Haidar hand head heart heat heaven heroes Holy honour horse Ibn Sa'd Imam Iraq Islam Ja'far King Kufa language lions Lord Lucknow majlises marsiya writers metre Mir Babar Ali mourning Mu'avia muezzin Muhammad Muharram Muslim Najaf neath o'er pain poem prayer Prophet Qasim Quran ranks recitation refuge renowned Sakina sand Sayyid Shabbir Shi'a shield sister spears sped standard stood struck Sunni sword Syrian thee thirst thou tongue took translation U. C. BERKELEY Ubaidullah ibn Ziyad Umayyad Urdu marsiya Urdu poetry Urdu poets Usman voice wings women words Yazid's army Zainab zakir Zulfiqar