Versos English Abu al-Ala al-Maarri The Luzumiyat, CXI (Whence come, O firmament, thy myriad…)

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The Luzumiyat, CXI (Whence come, O firmament, thy myriad…)

by (973–1057)

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Whence come, O firmament, thy myriad lights? Whence comes thy sap, O vineyard of the heights? Whence comes the perfume of the rose, and whence The spirit-larva which the body blights?