English poem
Xlix
by Abu al-Ala al-Maarri (973–1057)
I shook the trees of knowledge. Ah! the fruit Was fair upon the bleakness of the soil. I filled a hundred vessels with my spoil, And then I rested from the grand pursuit.
Versos English Abu al-Ala al-Maarri Xlix
English poem
by Abu al-Ala al-Maarri (973–1057)
I shook the trees of knowledge. Ah! the fruit Was fair upon the bleakness of the soil. I filled a hundred vessels with my spoil, And then I rested from the grand pursuit.