The Mind
Quatrain 158
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
The Mind
Why toil ye to ensure illusions vain,
And good or evil of the world attain?
Ye rise like Zamzam, or the fount of life,
And, like them, in earth's bosom sink again.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 158.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/157/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 158.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/157/.
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