nūḥa/nawḥa; Azerbaijani: Növhə/Нөвһә/نؤوحه[1]), when interpreted in light of Shia views, is an elegy about the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali and his family and companions in the Battle of Karbala.
[2] Marsiya and Nowheh have the historical and social milieu of pre-Islamic Arabic and Persian culture.
The tradition of elegizing Hussain and the tragedy of Karbala is not limited to Arabic or Persian speaking poets.
[5] In Urdu language, a number of poets like, Mir Anis and Mirza Dabeer have contributed much to Marsiya and its sub-branch, Nowheh.
In like manner, English-speaking poets, whether Muslim, Christian, have also made significant contributions to produce elegies for Imam Hussain and the tragic incidents of Karbala.