Religion
Quatrain V
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
You that must travel with a weary load
Along this darkling, labyrinthine street--
Have men with torches at your head and feet
If you would pass the dangers of the road.
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain V.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/125/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain V.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/125/.
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