The Mind
How many like us in the ages past
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
How many like us in the ages past
Have blindly soared, though like a pebble cast,
Seeking the veil of mystery to tear,
But fell accurst beneath the burning blast?
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “How many like us in the ages past.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/112/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “How many like us in the ages past.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/112/.
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