The Mind
How oft, when young, my brothers I would shun
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
How oft, when young, my brothers I would shun
If their religious feelings were not spun
Of my own cobweb, which I find was but
A spider's revelation of the sun.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “How oft, when young, my brothers I would shun.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/60/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “How oft, when young, my brothers I would shun.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/60/.
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