The Mind
"What is thy faith and creed," they ask of me
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
"What is thy faith and creed," they ask of me,
"And who art thou? Unseal thy pedigree."--
I am the child of Time, my tribe, mankind,
And now this world's my caravanseri.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “"What is thy faith and creed," they ask of me.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/72/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “"What is thy faith and creed," they ask of me.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/72/.
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