Religion
Quatrain XXI
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
Have I not heard sagacious ones repeat
An irresistibly grim argument:
That we for all our blustering content
Are as the silent shadows at our feet.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain XXI.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/141/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain XXI.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/141/.
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