The Mind
And from the last days of Thamud and 'Ad
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
And from the last days of Thamud and 'Ad
Up to the first of Hashem's fearless lad,
Who smashed the idols of his mighty tribe,
What idols and what heroes Death has had!
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “And from the last days of Thamud and 'Ad.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/16/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “And from the last days of Thamud and 'Ad.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/16/.
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