Religion
Quatrain 124
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Religion
What lord is fit to rule but «Truth»? Not one.
What beings disobey His rule? Not one.
All things that are, are such as He decrees;
And naught is there beside beneath the sun.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 124.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/123/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 124.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/123/.
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