The Mind
Quatrain 163
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
The Mind
Glad hearts, who seek not notoriety,
Nor flaunt in gold and silken bravery,
Haunt not this ruined earth like gloomy owls,
But wing their way, Simurgh-like, to the sky.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 163.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/162/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 163.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/162/.
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