Religion
Quatrain 120
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Religion
Ten Powers, and nine spheres, eight heavens made He,
And planets seven, of six sides, as we see,
Five senses, and four elements, three souls,
Two worlds, but only one, O man, like thee.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 120.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/119/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 120.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/119/.
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