Released on the solemn occasion of Muharram are the two volumes of poetry, Marsiay Ki Nayab Awazain, a compilation by Dr Hilal Naqvi published by Alfaz Foundation, Karachi, and Dr Hilal Naqvi Kay ...

MARSIYA, or elegy, is derived from an Arabic word which means ‘to mourn the dead and eulogise them’. With the word marsiya, one naturally thinks of the martyrs of Karbala, but the ones that bewail and ...

Throughout history, elegies have been composed in different languages. Shakespeare’s works, Grey’s Elegy in a Country Graveyard, the 400 verses of Mr John Pong on the martyrdom of Imam Hussain (AS) ...

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Importance of Marsiya During Muharram: It will be a rare person who can claim immunity to the pains and pleasures that poetry can bring, be that in the form of lyrics or poems, sung or orated. Words ...

The Jashn-e-Bahar Trust recently organised Dastan-e-Marsiya: Karbala se Kashi tak, an evening dedicated to Marsiya. Marsiya is a poetic form that commemorates the martyrdom and courage of Hazrat Imam ...