Religion
Quatrain LXXXVII
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
How man is made! He staggers at the voice,
The little voice that leads you to the land
Of virtue; but, on hearing the command
To lead a giant army, will rejoice.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain LXXXVII.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/207/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain LXXXVII.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/207/.
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