The Mind
Ay, like the circles which the sun doth spin
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
Ay, like the circles which the sun doth spin
Of gossamer, we end as we begin;
Our feet are on the heads of those that pass,
But ever their Graves around our Cradles grin.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Ay, like the circles which the sun doth spin.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/10/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Ay, like the circles which the sun doth spin.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/10/.
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