The Mind
Or wilt thou commerce have with those who make
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
Or wilt thou commerce have with those who make
Rugs of the rainbow, rainbows of the snake,
Snakes of a staff, and other wondrous things?--
The burning thirst a mirage can not slake.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Or wilt thou commerce have with those who make.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/29/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Or wilt thou commerce have with those who make.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/29/.
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