Mareez, born Abbas Abdul Ali Vasi (22 February 1917 – 19 October 1983), was a Gujarati poet, mainly popular for his Ghazals.

He wrote Ghazals published in collections but many of his works remained uncredited which he sold during his financial difficulties.

[5][6] From young age, Abbas was interested in Marsiyas as his elder sister Rukhaiya used to recite Marasiyas written by Urdu poets, Anis and Dabeer.

He used to go to Zhapa Bazar in Surat where the group of people interested in Urdu and Gujarati Ghazals gathered on regular basis.

[5] He also briefly worked as a salesman of bookseller, Shrafali and Sons, Bhindi Bazar, Bombay.

His friend and poet, Asim Randeri helped him and he presented his first ever Mushayara, recitation of Ghazals, on All India Radio in Mumbai in 1936.

[6] In 1960, he joined as an editor of Insaaf, a weekly of Muslim Dawoodi Bohra community which helped him stabilize financially.

He was appointed by Sayyedna Taher Saifuddin, Dā'ī al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra.

In 1964, he was infected with tuberculosis and was admitted to Sarvoday Hospital, Ghatkopar for two months with monetary help of his admirer Pravin Pandya.

In 1965, a wealthy person who wanted to be poet hired Mareez to write poems in his own pen name Tabeeb.

The book Dard was published in September 1966 causing uproar in literary circles and his admirers resulting in it being withdrawn from the market.

[4] Raeesh Maniar published his biography titled Mareez : Astitva Ane Vyaktitva.