The Mind
Upon the threshing-floor of life I burn
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
Upon the threshing-floor of life I burn
Beside the Winnower a word to learn;
And only this: Man's of the soil and sun,
And to the soil and sun he shall return.
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Upon the threshing-floor of life I burn.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/24/.
Chicago
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Upon the threshing-floor of life I burn.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/24/.
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