Religion
Quatrain XXXIV
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
Ah! never may we hope to win release
Before we that unripeness overthrow,--
So must the corn in agitation grow
Before the sickle sings the songs of peace.
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain XXXIV.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/154/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain XXXIV.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/154/.
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