The Mind
Hark, in the minarets muazzens call
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
Hark, in the minarets muazzens call
The evening hour that in the interval
Of darkness Ahmad might remembered be,--
Remembered of the Darkness be they all.
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Hark, in the minarets muazzens call.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/2/.
Chicago
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Hark, in the minarets muazzens call.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/2/.
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