The Mind
The Prophets, too, among us come to teach
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
The Prophets, too, among us come to teach,
Are one with those who from the pulpit preach;
They pray, and slay, and pass away, and yet
Our ills are as the pebbles on the beach.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “The Prophets, too, among us come to teach.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/69/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “The Prophets, too, among us come to teach.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/69/.
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