The Mind
Seek not the Tavern of Belief, my friend
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
Seek not the Tavern of Belief, my friend,
Until the Sakis there their morals mend;
A lie imbibed a thousand lies will breed,
And thou'lt become a Saki in the end.
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Seek not the Tavern of Belief, my friend.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/27/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Seek not the Tavern of Belief, my friend.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/27/.
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