Religion
Quatrain LXXXI
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
"There is no God save Allah!"--that is true,
Nor is there any prophet save the mind
Of man who wanders through the dark to find
The Paradise that is in me and you.
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain LXXXI.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/201/.
Chicago
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain LXXXI.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/201/.
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