The Mind
O my Companion, Night is passing fair
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
O my Companion, Night is passing fair,
Fairer than aught the dawn and sundown wear;
And fairer, too, than all the gilded days
Of blond Illusion and its golden snare.
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “O my Companion, Night is passing fair.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/1/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “O my Companion, Night is passing fair.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/1/.
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