Religion
Quatrain XLIV
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
Life is a flame that flickers in the wind,
A bird that crouches in the fowler's net--
Nor may between her flutterings forget
That hour the dreams of youth were unconfined.
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain XLIV.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/164/.
Chicago
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain XLIV.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/164/.
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