Religion
Quatrain IV
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
Behold, my friends, there is reserved for me
The splendour of our traffic with the sky:
You pay your court to Saturn, whereas I
Am slain by One far mightier than he.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain IV.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/124/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain IV.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/124/.
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