The Mind
Carouse, ye sovereign lords! The wheel will roll
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
Carouse, ye sovereign lords! The wheel will roll
Forever to confound and to console:
Who sips to-day the golden cup will drink
Mayhap to-morrow in a wooden bowl--
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Carouse, ye sovereign lords! The wheel will roll.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/67/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Carouse, ye sovereign lords! The wheel will roll.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/67/.
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