DIWAN OF ABU’L- ’ALA AL-MA’ARR Translation & Introduction Paul Smith CONTENTS: The Life and Works of al Ma’arri, The...... more

Forgiveness is the lengthy reply by the prolific Syrian poet and prose writer, Abu l-’Ala’ al-Ma’arri (d. 449/1057), to a letter...... more

THE BOOK OF AL-MA’ARRI Translation & Introduction Paul Smith CONTENTS: The Life and Works of al-Ma’arri, The Ruba’i...... more

prolific Syrian poet and prose writer, Abu l-’Ala’ al-Ma’arri (d. 449/1057), to a letter by an obscure grammarian, Ibn al-...... more

prolific Syrian poet and prose writer Abu l-’Ala’ al-Ma’arri (d. 449/1057), to a letter written by an obscure grammarian, Ibn...... more