The Mind
Quatrain 18
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
The Mind
Young wooer, charm all hearts with lover's art,
Glad winner, lead thy paragon apart!
A hundred Ka'bas equal not one heart,
Seek not the Ka'ba, rather seek a heart!
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 18.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/17/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 18.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/17/.
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