English poem
Cviii
by Abu al-Ala al-Maarri (973–1057)
A night of silence! 'Twas the swinging sea And this our world of darkness. And the twain Rolled on below the stars; they flung a chain Around the silences which are in me.
Versos English Abu al-Ala al-Maarri Cviii
English poem
by Abu al-Ala al-Maarri (973–1057)
A night of silence! 'Twas the swinging sea And this our world of darkness. And the twain Rolled on below the stars; they flung a chain Around the silences which are in me.