The Mind
With better skill he even will remould
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
With better skill he even will remould
The scattered potsherds of the New and Old;
Then you and I will not disdain to buy,
Though in the mart of Iblis they be sold.
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “With better skill he even will remould.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/52/.
Chicago
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “With better skill he even will remould.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/52/.
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