The Mind
Then Jannat or Juhannam? From the height
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
Then Jannat or Juhannam? From the height
Of reason I can see nor fire nor light
That feeds not on the darknesses; we pass
From world to world, like shadows through the night.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Then Jannat or Juhannam? From the height.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/22/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Then Jannat or Juhannam? From the height.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/22/.
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