Religion
Unbar the door, since thou the Opener art
From Quatrains and Translations
Religion
Unbar the door, since thou the Opener art,
Show me the forward way, since thou art guide,
I put no faith in pilot or in chart,
Since they are transient, and thou dost abide.
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Codex Note
Translated by Emerson from Omar Khayyam
Cite this poem
MLA
Emerson, Ralph Waldo. “Unbar the door, since thou the Opener art.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/emerson/218/.
Chicago
Emerson, Ralph Waldo. “Unbar the door, since thou the Opener art.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/emerson/218/.
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