Religion
Quatrain 232
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Religion
To please the righteous life itself I sell,
And, though they tread me down, never rebel;
Men say, «Inform us what and where is hell?»
Ill company will make this earth a hell.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 232.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/231/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 232.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/231/.
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