The Mind
Whence come, O firmament, thy myriad lights
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
Whence come, O firmament, thy myriad lights?
Whence comes thy sap, O vineyard of the heights?
Whence comes the perfume of the rose, and whence
The spirit-larva which the body blights?
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Whence come, O firmament, thy myriad lights.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/110/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Whence come, O firmament, thy myriad lights.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/110/.
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