The Mind
The way of vice is open as the sky
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
The way of vice is open as the sky,
The way of virtue's like the needle's eye;
But whether here or there, the eager Soul
Has only two Companions--Whence and Why.
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “The way of vice is open as the sky.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/109/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “The way of vice is open as the sky.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/109/.
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