The Mind
Quatrain 169
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
The Mind
What adds my service to Thy majesty?
Or how can sin of mine dishonour Thee?
O pardon, then, and punish not, I know
Thou'rt slow to wrath, and prone to clemency.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 169.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/168/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 169.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/168/.
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