Religion
Quatrain LXXXII
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
The rolling, ever-rolling years of time
Are as a diwan of Arabian song;
The poet, headstrong and supremely strong,
Refuses to repeat a single rhyme.
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain LXXXII.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/202/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain LXXXII.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/202/.
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