Religion
Quatrain 16
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Religion
O Thou! to please whose love and wrath as well,
Allah created heaven and likewise hell;
Thou hast thy court in heaven, and I have naught,
Why not admit me in thy courts to dwell?
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 16.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/15/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 16.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/15/.
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