Religion
Quatrain LXXIII
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
I think our world is not a place of rest,
But where a man may take his little ease,
Until the landlord whom he never sees
Gives that apartment to another guest.
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain LXXIII.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/193/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain LXXIII.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/193/.
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