The Mind
We reach a door and there the legend find
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
We reach a door and there the legend find.
"To all the Pilgrims of the Human Mind:
Knock and pass on!" We knock and knock and knock;
But no one answers save the moaning wind.
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “We reach a door and there the legend find.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/41/.
Chicago
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “We reach a door and there the legend find.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/41/.
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