Religion
Quatrain LXII
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
But for the grandest flame our God prepares
The breast of man, which is the grandest urn;
Yet is that flame so powerless to burn
Those butterflies, the swarm of little cares.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain LXII.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/182/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain LXII.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/182/.
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