The Mind
Of Fate. Alas! and we shall follow soon
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
Of Fate. Alas! and we shall follow soon
Into the night eternal or the noon;
The wayward daughters of the spheres return
Unto the bosom of their sun or moon.
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Of Fate. Alas! and we shall follow soon.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/15/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Of Fate. Alas! and we shall follow soon.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/15/.
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