The Mind
Quatrain 230
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
The Mind
My true condition I may thus explain
In two short verses which the whole contain:
«From love to Thee I now lay down my life,
In hope Thy love will raise me up again.»
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 230.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/229/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 230.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/229/.
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