The Mind
Evil and Virtue? Shadows on the street
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
Evil and Virtue? Shadows on the street
Of Fate and Vanity,--but shadows meet
When in the gloaming they are hast'ning forth
To drink with Night annihilation sweet.
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Evil and Virtue? Shadows on the street.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/81/.
Chicago
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “Evil and Virtue? Shadows on the street.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/81/.
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