Religion
Quatrain XVI
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
Now to the Master of the World resign
Whatever touches you, what is prepared,
For many sons of wisdom are ensnared
And many fools in happiness recline.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain XVI.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/136/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain XVI.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/136/.
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