Religion
Quatrain I
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
Abandon worship in the mosque and shrink
From idle prayer, from sacrificial sheep,
For Destiny will bring the bowl of sleep
Or bowl of tribulation--you shall drink.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain I.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/121/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain I.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/121/.
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