Religion
Quatrain XXIII
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
No Sultan at his pleasure shall erect
A dwelling less obedient to decay
Than I, whom all the mysteries obey,
Build with the twilight for an architect.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain XXIII.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/143/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain XXIII.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/143/.
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