The Mind
I muse, but in my musings I recall
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
I muse, but in my musings I recall
The days of my iniquity; we're all--
An arrow shot across the wilderness,
Somewhither, in the wilderness must fall.
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “I muse, but in my musings I recall.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/54/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “I muse, but in my musings I recall.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/54/.
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