Religion
Quatrain XCV
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
Two merchantmen decided they would battle,
To prove at last who sold the finest wares;
And while Mahomet shrieked his call to prayers,
The true Messiah waved his wooden rattle.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain XCV.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/215/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain XCV.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/215/.
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