The world holds two classes of men; intelligent men without religion, and religious men without intelligence. AL-MA'ARRI ClassHoldIntelligenceIntelligentMenReligionTwoWorld
They recite their sacred books, although the fact informs me that these are a fiction from first to last. AL-MA'ARRI AloneAlthoughBookFactFictionFirstInformLastReciteReligiousSacred
O fools, awake! The rites ye sacred hold Are but a cheat contrived by men of old Who lusted after wealth and gained their lust And died in baseness-and their law is dust. AL-MA'ARRI AwakeBusinessCheatContriveDieDustFoolGainLawLustMenOldSacredWealth
O Reason, thou (alone) speakest the truth. Then perish the fools who forged the (religious) traditions or interpreted them! AL-MA'ARRI AloneFoolForgedInterestPerishReasonSpeakestTraditionTruth
There are two kinds of humans – the intelligent, who have no religion, and the religious, who have no intellect. AL-MA'ARRI HumanIntellectIntelligentKindReligionTwo
For their race brings not harm upon thee in any wise, when thou fearest it from thine own race. AL-MA'ARRI BringFearHarmOwnRaceThouUpon
We mortals are composed of two great schools Enlightened knaves or else religious fools. AL-MA'ARRI ComposeElseEnlightFoolGreatKnaveMortalReligiousSchoolTwo
And a perpetual loss I feel if, knowing, I believe a falsehood or deny the truth. AL-MA'ARRI BelieveDenyFalsehoodFellKnowLossPerpetualTruth
Those with brains, but no religion, And those with religion, but no brains. AL-MA'ARRI BrainNoReligionThose
Hanifs (Muslims) are stumbling, Christians all astray Jews wildered, Magians far on error’s way. AL-MA'ARRI AllAstrayCommunityEiderErrorFarReligionStumbWay
Give a drink of water as alms to the birds which go forth at morning, and deem that they have a better right than men [to thy charity]. AL-MA'ARRI AlmBetterBirdCharityDeemDrinkForthGiveMenMorningRightWater
Reason forbade me many things which, Instinctively, my nature was attracted to; AL-MA'ARRI AttractForbadeInstinctivelyManyNatureReasonThing
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