Religion
Quatrain XIX
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
For once the witcheries a maiden flung--
Then afterwards I knew she was the bride
Of Death; and as he came, so tender-eyed,
I--I rebuked him roundly, being young.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain XIX.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/139/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain XIX.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/139/.
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