English poem
Xlviii
by Abu al-Ala al-Maarri (973–1057)
Another said: "The creeping worm hath shown, In her discourse on human flesh and bone, That Man was once the bed on which she slept-- The walking dust was once a thing of stone."
Versos English Abu al-Ala al-Maarri Xlviii
English poem
by Abu al-Ala al-Maarri (973–1057)
Another said: "The creeping worm hath shown, In her discourse on human flesh and bone, That Man was once the bed on which she slept-- The walking dust was once a thing of stone."