English poem
Xxx
by Abu al-Ala al-Maarri (973–1057)
Steed of my soul! when you and I were young We lived to cleave as arrows thro' the night,-- Now there is ta'en from me the last of light, And wheresoe'er I gaze a veil is hung.
Versos English Abu al-Ala al-Maarri Xxx
English poem
by Abu al-Ala al-Maarri (973–1057)
Steed of my soul! when you and I were young We lived to cleave as arrows thro' the night,-- Now there is ta'en from me the last of light, And wheresoe'er I gaze a veil is hung.