Religion
Quatrain LXXV
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
Rise up against your troubles, cast away
What is too great for mortal man to bear.
But seize no foolish arms against the share
Which you the piteous mortal have to pay.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain LXXV.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/195/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain LXXV.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/195/.
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