English poem
Vi
by Abu al-Ala al-Maarri (973–1057)
So shall you find all armour incomplete And open to the whips of circumstance, That so shall you be girdled of mischance Till you be folded in the winding-sheet.
Versos English Abu al-Ala al-Maarri Vi
English poem
by Abu al-Ala al-Maarri (973–1057)
So shall you find all armour incomplete And open to the whips of circumstance, That so shall you be girdled of mischance Till you be folded in the winding-sheet.