The Mind
And hear the others who with cymbals try
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
And hear the others who with cymbals try
To stay the feet of every passer-by:
The market-men along the darkling lane
Are crying up their wares.--Oh! let them cry.
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “And hear the others who with cymbals try.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/3/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “And hear the others who with cymbals try.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/3/.
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