The Mind
Methinks Allah divides me to complete
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
Methinks Allah divides me to complete
His problem, which with Xs is replete;
For I am free and I am too in chains
Groping along the labyrinthine street.
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Methinks Allah divides me to complete.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/34/.
Chicago
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Methinks Allah divides me to complete.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/34/.
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