Religion
Quatrain 213
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Religion
I am not one whom Death doth much dismay,
Life's terrors all Death's terrors far outweigh;
This life, that Heaven hath lent me for a while,
I will pay back, when it is time to pay.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 213.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/212/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 213.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/212/.
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