Religion
Quatrain LI
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
And yet--and yet this very seed I throw
May rise aloft, a brother of the bird,
Uncaring if his melodies are heard--
Or shall I not hear anything below?
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain LI.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/171/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain LI.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/171/.
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