Religion
Quatrain XCVIII
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
Heigho! the splendid air is full of wings,
And they will take us to the--friend, be wise
For if you navigate among the skies
You too may reach the subterranean kings.
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain XCVIII.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/218/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain XCVIII.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/218/.
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