History & Politics
Ode LXXXIV: Ho ! carry this message from
Translated by Sir Charles James Lyall (1918) · From The Mufaddaliyat (1918)
Ho ! carry this message from me to the Sons of Shaiban — ' May this not be my farewell from my last meeting with you !
' Goodly was life to me while I abode among you : and a man's life wears him down little by little.
' When dissensions bring down the shape and stature of a people, may God exalt still more your shape and stature !
' In my time I have been the protected stranger of many a tribe, but never have I seen one like you in prudence and generosity.'
Codex Note
Lyall's heading: Maqqas son of 'Amr, of 'A'idhah.
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'Amr, Maqqas ibn. “Ode LXXXIV: Ho ! carry this message from.” Translated by Sir Charles James Lyall. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/maqqas-ibn-amr/0/.
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'Amr, Maqqas ibn. “Ode LXXXIV: Ho ! carry this message from.” Translated by Sir Charles James Lyall. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/maqqas-ibn-amr/0/.
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