nazm jo marne walon ke gham mein likhen
us ko hum ai miyan marsiya hi kahen

marsiye lucknow mein likhe jate the
aur moharram mein bachcho padhe jate the

jal uthe yun khayal-o-nazar ke diye
shairon ne likhe kitne hi marsiye

marsiyon mein mile manzar-e-karbala
jhut aur sach ka hai bachcho ek marka

marsiye ke hain shair 'anis'-o-'dabir'
marsiye mein nahin in ki koi nazir

marsiye mein hai jazbaat ki intiha
hai ye rone rulane ka ek silsila

unchi ek tan se apne iman se
marsiya tum bhi 'hafiz' kaho shan se