Religion
Quatrain LXXVII
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
You cultivate the ranks of golden grain,
He cultivates the cavaliers. They go
With him careering on some other foe,
And your battalions will be staunch again.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain LXXVII.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/197/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain LXXVII.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/197/.
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