Religion
Quatrain LXXI
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
We suffer--that we know, and that is all
Our knowledge. If we recklessly should strain
To sweep aside the solid rocks of pain,
Then would the domes of love and courage fall.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain LXXI.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/191/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain LXXI.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/191/.
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