The Mind
With tombs and ruined temples groans the land
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
With tombs and ruined temples groans the land
In which our forbears in the drifting sand
Arise as dunes upon the track of Time
To mark the cycles of the moving hand
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “With tombs and ruined temples groans the land.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/14/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “With tombs and ruined temples groans the land.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/14/.
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