The Mind
If miracles were wrought in ancient years
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
If miracles were wrought in ancient years,
Why not to-day, O Heaven-cradled seers?
The highway's strewn with dead, the lepers weep,
If ye but knew,--if ye but saw their tears!
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “If miracles were wrought in ancient years.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/107/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “If miracles were wrought in ancient years.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/107/.
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