Religion
Quatrain LXXII
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
But there is one who trembles at the touch
Of sorrow less than all of you, for he
Has got the care of no big treasury,
And with regard to wits not overmuch.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain LXXII.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/192/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain LXXII.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/192/.
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