The Mind
And why in this dark Kingdom tribute pay
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
And why in this dark Kingdom tribute pay?
With clamant multitudes why stop to pray?
Oh! hear the inner Voice:--"If thou'lt be right,
Do what they deem is wrong, and go thy way."
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “And why in this dark Kingdom tribute pay.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/77/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “And why in this dark Kingdom tribute pay.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/77/.
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