English poem
Lxxxviii
by Abu al-Ala al-Maarri (973–1057)
I give and go, grim Destiny,--I play Upon this checker-board of Night and Day The dark game with thee, but the day will come When one will turn the Board the other way.
Versos English Abu al-Ala al-Maarri Lxxxviii
English poem
by Abu al-Ala al-Maarri (973–1057)
I give and go, grim Destiny,--I play Upon this checker-board of Night and Day The dark game with thee, but the day will come When one will turn the Board the other way.