Religion
Quatrain XXVIII
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
Ah! let the burial of yesterday,
Of yesterday be ruthlessly decreed,
And, if you will, refuse the mourner's reed,
And, if you will, plant cypress in the way.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain XXVIII.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/148/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain XXVIII.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/148/.
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