Religion
Quatrain LIX
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
I look on men as I would look on trees,
That may be writing in the purple dome
Romantic lines of black, and are at home
Where lie the little garden hostelries.
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain LIX.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/179/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain LIX.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/179/.
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