Religion
Quatrain LXX
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
Beneath our palaces the corner-stone
Is quaking. What of noble we possess,
In love or courage or in tenderness,
Can rise from our infirmities alone.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain LXX.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/190/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain LXX.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/190/.
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