The Mind
Quatrain 226
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
The Mind
These people string their beads of learned lumber,
And tell of Allah stories without number;
Yet never solve the riddle of the skies,
But wag the chin, and get them back to slumber.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 226.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/225/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 226.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/225/.
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