Religion
Quatrain 128
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Religion
To lovers true, what matters dark or fair?
Or if the loved one silk or sackcloth wear,
Or lie on down or dust, or rise to heaven?
Yea, though she sink to hell, he'll seek her there.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 128.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/127/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 128.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/127/.
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