Religion
Quatrain LXXXVIII
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
Behold the cup whereon your slave has trod;
That is what every cup is falling to.
Your slave--remember that he lives by you,
While in the form of him we bow to God.
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain LXXXVIII.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/208/.
Chicago
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain LXXXVIII.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/208/.
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