The Mind
"Thou shalt not kill!"--Thy words, O God, we heed
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
"Thou shalt not kill!"--Thy words, O God, we heed,
Though thy two Soul-devouring Angels feed
Thy Promise of another life on this,--
To have spared us both, it were a boon indeed.
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “"Thou shalt not kill!"--Thy words, O God, we heed.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/94/.
Chicago
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “"Thou shalt not kill!"--Thy words, O God, we heed.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/94/.
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