Religion
Quatrain III
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
Vain are your dreams of marvellous emprise,
Vainly you sail among uncharted spaces,
Vainly seek harbour in this world of faces
If it has been determined otherwise.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain III.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/123/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain III.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/123/.
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