The Mind
O Rabbi, curse us not if we have been
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
O Rabbi, curse us not if we have been
Nursed in the shadow of the Gate of Sin
Built by thy hand--yea, ev'n thine angels blink
When we are coming out and going in.
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “O Rabbi, curse us not if we have been.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/102/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “O Rabbi, curse us not if we have been.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/102/.
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