Religion
Quatrain LXIII
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
And if you find a solitary sage
Who teaches what is truth--ah, then you find
The lord of men, the guardian of the wind,
The victor of all armies and of age.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain LXIII.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/183/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain LXIII.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/183/.
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