English poem
Xlvii
by Abu al-Ala al-Maarri (973–1057)
I heard it whispered in the cryptic streets Where every sage the same dumb shadow meets: "We are but words fallen from the lipe of Time Which God, that we might understand, repeats."
Versos English Abu al-Ala al-Maarri Xlvii
English poem
by Abu al-Ala al-Maarri (973–1057)
I heard it whispered in the cryptic streets Where every sage the same dumb shadow meets: "We are but words fallen from the lipe of Time Which God, that we might understand, repeats."