Religion
Quatrain LVI
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
Aye! verily, the fields of blandishment
Where shepherds meditate among their cattle,
Those are the direst of the fields of battle,
For in the victor's train there is no tent.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain LVI.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/176/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain LVI.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/176/.
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