Religion
Quatrain XXXVI
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
Now this religion happens to prevail
Until by that religion overthrown,--
Because men dare not live with men alone,
But always with another fairy-tale.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain XXXVI.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/156/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain XXXVI.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/156/.
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