The Mind
Quatrain 129
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
The Mind
Full many a hill and vale I journeyed o'er;
Yea, journeyed through the world's wide quarters four,
But never heard of pilgrim who returned;
When once they go, they go to come no more.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 129.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/128/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 129.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/128/.
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