The Mind
I give and go, grim Destiny,--I play
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
I give and go, grim Destiny,--I play
Upon this checker-board of Night and Day
The dark game with thee, but the day will come
When one will turn the Board the other way.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “I give and go, grim Destiny,--I play.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/87/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “I give and go, grim Destiny,--I play.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/87/.
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