Religion
Quatrain XVII
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
Long have I tarried where the waters roll
From undeciphered caverns of the main,
And I have searched, and I have searched in vain,
Where I could drown the sorrows of my soul.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain XVII.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/137/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain XVII.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/137/.
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