The Mind
Quatrain 126
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
The Mind
The Master did himself these vessels frame,
Why should he cast them out to scorn and shame?
If he has made them well, why should he break them?
Yea, though he marred them, they are not to blame.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 126.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/125/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 126.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/125/.
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