The Mind
And still another: "We are coins which fade
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
And still another: "We are coins which fade
In circulation, coins which Allah made
To cheat Iblis: the good and bad alike
Are spent by Fate upon a passing shade."
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “And still another: "We are coins which fade.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/48/.
Chicago
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “And still another: "We are coins which fade.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/48/.
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