Religion
Quatrain LXVII
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
And all the marvels that our eyes behold
Are pictures. There has happened some event
For each of them, and this they represent--
Our lives are like a tale that has been told.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain LXVII.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/187/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain LXVII.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/187/.
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