The Mind
The sable wings of Night pursuing day
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
The sable wings of Night pursuing day
Across the opalescent hills, display
The wondrous star-gems which the fiery suns
Are scattering upon their fiery way.
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “The sable wings of Night pursuing day.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/0/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “The sable wings of Night pursuing day.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/0/.
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