The Mind
Mohammed or Messiah! Hear thou me
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
Mohammed or Messiah! Hear thou me,
The truth entire nor here nor there can be;
How should our God who made the sun and moon
Give all his light to One, I cannot see.
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Mohammed or Messiah! Hear thou me.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/4/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Mohammed or Messiah! Hear thou me.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/4/.
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