Religion
Quatrain LXXX
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
God is above. We never shall attain
Our liberty from hands that overshroud;
Or can we shake aside this heavy cloud
More than a slave can shake aside the chain?
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain LXXX.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/200/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain LXXX.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/200/.
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