Religion
Quatrain CIX
Translated by Henry Baerlein (1909) · From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala (1909)
Religion
The shadows come, and they will come to bless
Their brother and his dwelling and his fame,
When I shall soil no more with any blame
Or any praise the silence I possess.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain CIX.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/229/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Quatrain CIX.” Translated by Henry Baerlein. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/229/.
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