The Mind
Of Ababil! I would the tale were true
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
Of Ababil! I would the tale were true,--
Would all the birds were such winged furies too;
The scourging and the purging were a boon
For me, O my dear Brothers, and for you.
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Of Ababil! I would the tale were true.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/33/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Of Ababil! I would the tale were true.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/33/.
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