Religion
Quatrain 123
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Religion
Heaven's wheel has made full many a heart to moan,
And many a budding rose to earth has thrown;
Plume thee not on thy youth and lusty strength,
Full many a bud is blasted ere 'tis blown.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 123.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/122/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 123.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/122/.
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