Religion
Quatrain XCI
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
The dwellers of the city will oppress
Your days: the lion, a fight-thirsty fool,
The fox who wears the robe of men that rule--
So run with me towards the wilderness.
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain XCI.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/211/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain XCI.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/211/.
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