Death & Dying
Quatrain 14
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Death & Dying
Thus spake an idol to his worshipper,
«Why dost thou worship this dead stone, fair sir?
'Tis because He who gazeth through thine eyes,
Doth some part of His charms on it confer.»
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 14.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/13/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 14.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/13/.
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