Religion
Quatrain LXI
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
God who created metal is the same
Who will devour it. As the warriors ride
With iron horses and with iron pride--
Come, let us laugh into the merry flame.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain LXI.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/181/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain LXI.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/181/.
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