Religion
Quatrain XVIII
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
If I have harboured love within my breast,
'Twas for my comrades of the dusty day,
Who with me watched the loitering stars at play,
Who bore the burden of the same unrest.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain XVIII.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/138/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain XVIII.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/138/.
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