The Mind
The secret of the day and night is in
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
The secret of the day and night is in
The constellations, which forever spin
Around each other in the comet-dust;--
The comet-dust and humankind are kin.
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “The secret of the day and night is in.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/7/.
Chicago
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “The secret of the day and night is in.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/7/.
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