Religion
Quatrain LII
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
The glazier out of sounding Erzerûm,
Frequented us and softly would conspire
Upon our broken glass with blue-red fire,
As one might lift a pale thing from the tomb.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain LII.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/172/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain LII.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/172/.
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