The Mind
Among the crumbling ruins of the creeds
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
Among the crumbling ruins of the creeds
The Scout upon his camel played his reeds
And called out to his people,--"Let us hence!
The pasture here is full of noxious weeds."
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Among the crumbling ruins of the creeds.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/75/.
Chicago
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Among the crumbling ruins of the creeds.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/75/.
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