Religion
Quatrain CVI
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
Then, cried the second, I shall raise a voice
And see what poor apologies are made.
And so they sang, these two, for many days,
And while they sang the rose was beautiful.
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain CVI.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/226/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain CVI.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/226/.
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