The Mind
Another said: "The creeping worm hath shown
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
Another said: "The creeping worm hath shown,
In her discourse on human flesh and bone,
That Man was once the bed on which she slept--
The walking dust was once a thing of stone."
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Another said: "The creeping worm hath shown.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/47/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Another said: "The creeping worm hath shown.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/47/.
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