Religion
Quatrain XV
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
A deed magnanimous, a noble thought
Are as the music singing thro' the years
When surly Time the tyrant domineers
Against the lute whereoutof it was wrought.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain XV.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/135/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain XV.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/135/.
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