The Luzumiyat of Abu’l-Ala, V

translated from the Arabic by Ameen Rihani

Mohammed or Messiah! Hear thou me,
The truth entire nor here nor there can be;
       How should our God who made the sun and moon
Give all his light to One, I cannot see.

Credit

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.