Religion
Quatrain LXXXV
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
Run! follow, follow happiness, the maid
Whose laughter is the laughing waterfall;
Run! call to her--but if no maiden call,
'Tis something to have loved the flying shade.
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain LXXXV.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/205/.
Chicago
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain LXXXV.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/205/.
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