The Mind
But I was not. Oh! that the Fates decree
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
But I was not. Oh! that the Fates decree
That I now cast aside this clay of me;
My soul and body wedded for a while
Are sick and would that separation be.
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “But I was not. Oh! that the Fates decree.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/93/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “But I was not. Oh! that the Fates decree.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/93/.
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