Religion
Quatrain 187
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Religion
Oft doth my soul her prisoned state bemoan,
Her earth-born co-mate she would fain disown,
And quit, did not the stirrup of the law
Upbear her foot from dashing on the stone.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 187.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/186/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 187.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/186/.
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