The Mind
Ay! suddenly the mystic Hand will seal
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
Ay! suddenly the mystic Hand will seal
The saint's devotion and the sinner's weal;
They worship Saturn, but I worship One
Before whom Saturn and the Heavens kneel.
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Ay! suddenly the mystic Hand will seal.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/74/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Ay! suddenly the mystic Hand will seal.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/74/.
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