Religion
Quatrain LXXIX
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
God pities him who pities. Ah, pursue
No longer now the children of the wood;
Or have you not, poor huntsman, understood
That somebody is overtaking you?
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain LXXIX.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/199/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain LXXIX.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/199/.
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