English poem
Lxxvii
by Abu al-Ala al-Maarri (973–1057)
Among us falsehood is proclaimed aloud, But truth is whispered to the phantom bowed Of conscience; ay! and Wrong is ever crowned, While Right and Reason are denied a shroud.
Versos English Abu al-Ala al-Maarri Lxxvii
English poem
by Abu al-Ala al-Maarri (973–1057)
Among us falsehood is proclaimed aloud, But truth is whispered to the phantom bowed Of conscience; ay! and Wrong is ever crowned, While Right and Reason are denied a shroud.