Religion
Quatrain XXXII
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
Man has been thought superior to the swarm
Of ruminating cows, of witless foals
Who, crouching when the voice of thunder rolls,
Are banqueted upon a thunderstorm.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain XXXII.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/152/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain XXXII.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/152/.
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