Religion
Quatrain XLI
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
My faith it is that all the wanton pack
Of living shall be--hush, poor heart!--withdrawn,
As even to the camel comes a dawn
Without a burden for his wounded back.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain XLI.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/161/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain XLI.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/161/.
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