Religion
Quatrain 225
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Religion
When the fair soul this mansion doth vacate,
Each element assumes its primal state,
And all the silken furniture of life
Is then dismantled by the blows of fate.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 225.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/224/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 225.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/224/.
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