Religion
Quatrain LXV
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
But in the noisy ranks you will forget
What is the flag. Oh, comrade, fall aside
And think a little moment of the pride
Of yonder sun, think of the twilight's net.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain LXV.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/185/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain LXV.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/185/.
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