The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala, LXXXII
translated from the Arabic by Ameen Rihani
Evil and Virtue? Shadows on the street
Of Fate and Vanity,—but shadows meet
When in the gloaming they are hast’ning forth
To drink with Night annihilation sweet.
The Luzumiyat of Abu’l-Ala (James T. White & Co., 1920) by Abū al-‘Alā’ al-Ma‘arrī. Translated from the Arabic by Ameen Rihani. Copyright © 1920 by Ameen Rihani. This poem is in the public domain.