The Mind
The Pleiads follow; and our Ethiop Queen
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
The Pleiads follow; and our Ethiop Queen,
Emerging from behind her starry screen,
Will steep her tresses in the saffron dye
Of dawn, and vanish in the morning sheen.
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “The Pleiads follow; and our Ethiop Queen.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/6/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “The Pleiads follow; and our Ethiop Queen.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/6/.
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