The Mind
The I in me standing upon the brink
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
The I in me standing upon the brink
Would leap into the Well to get a drink;
But how to rise once in the depth, I cry,
And cowardly behind my logic slink.
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “The I in me standing upon the brink.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/37/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “The I in me standing upon the brink.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/37/.
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