English poem
Xciv
by Abu al-Ala al-Maarri (973–1057)
Where is the valiance of the folk who sing These valiant stories of the world to come? Which they describe, forsooth! as if it swum In air and anchored with a yard of string.
Versos English Abu al-Ala al-Maarri Xciv
English poem
by Abu al-Ala al-Maarri (973–1057)
Where is the valiance of the folk who sing These valiant stories of the world to come? Which they describe, forsooth! as if it swum In air and anchored with a yard of string.