Religion
Quatrain XXV
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
Death leans to death! nor shall your vigilance
Prevent him from whate'er he would possess,
Nor, brother, shall unfilial peevishness
Prevent you from the grand inheritance.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain XXV.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/145/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain XXV.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/145/.
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