Religion
Quatrain 167
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Religion
Be very wary in the soul's domain,
And on the world's affairs your lips refrain;
Be, as it were, sans tongue, sans ear, sans eye,
While tongue, and ears, and eyes you still retain.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 167.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/166/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 167.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/166/.
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