Religion
Quatrain 114
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Religion
Pen, tablet, heaven and hell I looked to see
Above the skies, from all eternity;
At last the master sage instructed me,
«Pen, tablet, heaven and hell are all in thee.»
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 114.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/113/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 114.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/113/.
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