The Mind
Howbeit, my inner vision heir shall be
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
Howbeit, my inner vision heir shall be
To the increasing flames of mystery
Which may illumine yet my prisons all,
And crown the ever living hope of me.
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Howbeit, my inner vision heir shall be.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/120/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Howbeit, my inner vision heir shall be.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/120/.
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