Religion
Quatrain LV
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
I never look upon the placid plain
But I must think of those who lived before
And gave their quantities of sweat and gore,
And went and will not travel back again.
Cite this poem
MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain LV.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/175/.
Chicago
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain LV.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/175/.
Read this poem with the Codex →