Religion
Quatrain 146
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Religion
When I recall my grievous sins to mind,
Fire burns my breast, and tears my vision blind;
Yet, when a slave repents, is it not meet
His lord should pardon, and again be kind?
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 146.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/145/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 146.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/145/.
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