Religion
Quatrain VII
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
Have conversation with the wind that goes
Bearing a pack of loveliness and pain:
The golden exultation of the grain
And the last, sacred whisper of the rose
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain VII.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/127/.
Chicago
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain VII.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/127/.
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