Religion
Quatrain XXVII
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
Our fortune is like mariners to float
Amid the perils of dim waterways;
Shall then our seamanship have aught of praise
If the great anchor drags behind the boat?
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain XXVII.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/147/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain XXVII.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/147/.
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