The Mind
Between the white and purple Words of Time
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
Between the white and purple Words of Time
In motley garb with Destiny I rhyme:
The colored glasses to the water give
The colors of a symbolry sublime.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Between the white and purple Words of Time.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/59/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Between the white and purple Words of Time.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/59/.
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