The Mind
But once when we were quarreling, the door
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
But once when we were quarreling, the door
Was opened by a Visitor who bore
Both Rope and Pail; he offered them and said:
"Drink, if you will, but once, and nevermore."
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “But once when we were quarreling, the door.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/39/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “But once when we were quarreling, the door.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/39/.
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