English poem
Xcvi
by Abu al-Ala al-Maarri (973–1057)
Perchance the world is nothing, is a dream, And every noise the dreamland people say We sedulously note, and we and they May be the shadows flung by what we seem.
Versos English Abu al-Ala al-Maarri Xcvi
English poem
by Abu al-Ala al-Maarri (973–1057)
Perchance the world is nothing, is a dream, And every noise the dreamland people say We sedulously note, and we and they May be the shadows flung by what we seem.