Religion
Quatrain XLVII
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
If you will do some deed before you die,
Remember not this caravan of death,
But have belief that every little breath
Will stay with you for an eternity.
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain XLVII.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/167/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain XLVII.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/167/.
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