Religion
Quatrain XL
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
Send into banishment whatever blows
Across the waves of your tempestuous heart;
Let every wish save Allah's wish depart,
And you will have ineffable repose.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain XL.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/160/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain XL.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/160/.
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