The Mind
Quatrain 135
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
The Mind
O fair! whose cheeks checkmate red eglantine,
And draw the game with those fair maids of Chin,
You played one glance against the king of Babil
And took his pawns, and knights, and rooks, and queen.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 135.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/134/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 135.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/134/.
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