The Mind
And though around the temple they should run
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
And though around the temple they should run
For seventy times and seven, and in the sun
Of mad devotion drool, their prayers are still
Like their desires of feasting-fancies spun.
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “And though around the temple they should run.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/70/.
Chicago
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “And though around the temple they should run.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/70/.
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