Religion
Quatrain XLII
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
If there should be some truth in what they teach
Of unrelenting Monkar and Nakyr,
Before whose throne all buried men appear--
Then give me to the vultures, I beseech.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain XLII.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/162/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain XLII.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/162/.
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