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by Abu al-Ala al-Maarri (973–1057)
Alas! I took me servants: I was proud Of prose and of the neat, the cunning rhyme, But all their inclination was the crime Of scattering my treasure to the crowd.
Versos English Abu al-Ala al-Maarri L
English poem
by Abu al-Ala al-Maarri (973–1057)
Alas! I took me servants: I was proud Of prose and of the neat, the cunning rhyme, But all their inclination was the crime Of scattering my treasure to the crowd.