The diwan of Abu'l-Ala Al-Marri PDF book 1915 the Atheist Philosopher

Abū al-ʿAlāʾ al-Maʿarrī was a blind Arab philosopher, poet, and writer. Despite holding a controversially irreligious worldview, he is regarded as one of the greatest classical Arabic poets. Born in the city of Ma'arra during the Abbasid era, he studied in nearby Aleppo, then in Tripoli and Antioch.Born: 973 AD, Ma`arat al-Nu`man, Syria Died: 1057, Ma`arat al-Nu`man, SyriaNow the book is finished, so far as I shall finish it. There is, my friend, but this one page to write. And, more than probably, this is the page of all the books that I shall never wish to blot. Increasing wisdom or, at any rate, the experience will make me frown, I promise you, some time or other at a large proportion of the pages of this volume.But when I look upon your name I hear a troop of memories, and in their singing is my happiness. When you receive this book, presuming that the Russian Censor does not shield you from it, I have some idea what you will do.The string, of course, must not be cut, and you will seriously set about the disentangling of it. One hand assists by holding up, now near the nose now farther off, your glasses; the other hand pecks at the string. After, say, twenty minutes there will enter the admirable Miss Fox—oh ! the tea she used to make for us when we were freezing on the mountains of Bulgaria, what time our Chicagoan millionaire was ruffled and Milyukov, the adventurous professor, standing now not far from Russia’s helm, would always drive ahead of us and say, with princely gesture, that if we suffered from the dust it was advisable that he should be the one to meet the fury of the local lions.But do not let us lose the scent: Miss Fox, that woman of resource, will cut the string. And later on, while to her, you are dictating things political and while your other secretary is discoursing music, mournful Russian music, then with many wrinkles on your brow you will hold the book at arm’s length.Author:Publication Date: 1915