The Mind
But I, the thrice-imprisoned, try to troll
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
But I, the thrice-imprisoned, try to troll
Strains of the song of night, which fill with dole
My blindness, my confinement, and my flesh--
The sordid habitation of my soul.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “But I, the thrice-imprisoned, try to troll.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/119/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “But I, the thrice-imprisoned, try to troll.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/119/.
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