Inshā’ia, the’ light essay’, is comparatively a new genre of Urdu prose but it has gained much popularity and several critical works on the Inshā’ia have recently been written. Wazīr Āgha is perhaps the most prominent name among writers and critics who have focused on this genre. He has four collections of Inshā’ia which demonstrate the evolution of his work as well as the creative use of the genre. This article is an attempt to critically analyse the Inshā’ia of Wazīr Āgha with regard to art and style