The Mind
Why linger here, why turn another page
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
Why linger here, why turn another page?
Oh! seal with doubt the whole book of the age;
Doubt every one, even him, the seeming slave
Of righteousness, and doubt the canting sage.
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Why linger here, why turn another page.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/31/.
Chicago
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Why linger here, why turn another page.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/31/.
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