Religion
Quatrain XXXVIII
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
I have imagined that our welfare is
Required to rise triumphant from defeat;
And so the musk, which as the more you beat,
Gives ever more delightful fragrancies.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain XXXVIII.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/158/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain XXXVIII.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/158/.
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