Mir Anees
Khuda-e-Sukhan Mir Anees | |
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Anees in Lucknow probably in the early 1850s | |
| Born | 1800 Faizabad, Oudh State, Mughal India |
| Died | 10 December 1874 (aged 74) Lucknow, North-Western Provinces, British India |
| Pen name | Anees انیس |
| Occupation | Urdu poet |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Period | Mughal era |
| Genre | Marsiya, Rubai |
| Subject | Battle of Karbala |
| Relatives | Mir Khaleeq (father) |
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Mir Babar Ali Anees (Urdu: مير ببر على انيس, 1800-1874), also known as Mir Anees was an Indian Urdu poet. He used his pen-name (takhallus) of Anees (Urdu: انيس, Anees means "close friend, companion") in poetry. Anees used Persian, Urdu, Arabic, and Sanskrit words in his poetry. Anees wrote prolonged Marsias, which was a custom of his times, but nowadays only selected sections are narrated even in religious ceremonies. He died in 1291 Hijra, corresponding with 1874 CE.