The Mind
Swathe thee in wool, my Sufi friend, and go
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
Swathe thee in wool, my Sufi friend, and go
Thy way; in cotton I the wiser grow;
But we ourselves are shreds of earth, and soon
The Tailor of the Universe will sew.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Swathe thee in wool, my Sufi friend, and go.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/73/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Swathe thee in wool, my Sufi friend, and go.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/73/.
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