Religion
Quatrain LXXVI
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
Be gracious to the King. You cannot feign
That nobody was tyrant, that the sword
Of justice always gave the just award
Before these Ghassanites began to reign.
Cite this poem
MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain LXXVI.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/196/.
Chicago
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain LXXVI.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/196/.
Read this poem with the Codex →