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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PEARLS OF THE FAITH: 54. AL-KAWI, by EDWIN ARNOLD Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Consider them that serve Last Line: Be thy hand o'er us day and night! Subject(s): God; Islam | |||
Thou mighty One! Whose mercy hath upraised Mankind to praise Thee, be Thou hereby praised! Consider them that serve The false gods, how they lay in golden dishes Honey and fruits and fishes Before their idols; and the green fly comes, Shoots through the guarded gates, and hums Scorn of their offering, stealing what she will; And none of these great gods the thief can kill, So swift she is and small: And none of all Can make one little fly, for all their state; So feeble are they, and so falsely great. Ye people of the stocks and stones! herein A parable is set against your sin. But Allah high doth rule Whose hand made all things, being Powerful." Al-Kawî! King of power and might! Be Thy hand o'er us day and night! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE CRESCENT AND THE CROSS by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH PEARLS OF THE FAITH: 1. ALLAH by EDWIN ARNOLD PEARLS OF THE FAITH: 10. AL-JABBAR by EDWIN ARNOLD PEARLS OF THE FAITH: 11. AL-MUTAKABBIR by EDWIN ARNOLD PEARLS OF THE FAITH: 12. THE CREATOR by EDWIN ARNOLD PEARLS OF THE FAITH: 13. AL-BARI by EDWIN ARNOLD PEARLS OF THE FAITH: 14. AL-MUZAWWIR by EDWIN ARNOLD PEARLS OF THE FAITH: 15. AL-GHAFFAR by EDWIN ARNOLD |
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