The Mind
Nor king nor slave the hungry Days will spare
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
Nor king nor slave the hungry Days will spare;
Between their fangéd Hours alike we fare:
Anon they bound upon us while we play
Unheeding at the threshold of their Lair.
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Nor king nor slave the hungry Days will spare.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/21/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Nor king nor slave the hungry Days will spare.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/21/.
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