Dilli Ki Zabaan Ka Sahara Tha Anees,
Aur Lucknow Ki Aankh Ke Taara Tha Anees,
Dilli Jarh Thi To Lucknow Us Ki Bahaar,
Dono Ka Hai Da’wa Ka Hamara Tha Anees– Khwaja Altaf Hussain Hali
Mir Babbar Ali Anees is better known as ‘Shair-e Azam’ and his contributions to Urdu poetry with special reference to Marsiya are simply outstanding