The Mind
A prince of souls, 'tis sung in ancient lay
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
A prince of souls, 'tis sung in ancient lay,
One morning sought a vesture of the clay;
He came into the Pottery, the fool--
The lucky fool was warned to stay away.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “A prince of souls, 'tis sung in ancient lay.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/92/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “A prince of souls, 'tis sung in ancient lay.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/92/.
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