The Mind
And in the palaces of wealth I found
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
And in the palaces of wealth I found
Some beads of wisdom scattered on the ground,
Around the throne of Power, beneath the feet
Of fair-faced slaves with flowers of folly crowned.
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “And in the palaces of wealth I found.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/97/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “And in the palaces of wealth I found.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/97/.
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