Religion
Quatrain 240
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Religion
Heaven multiplies our sorrows day by day,
And grants no joys it does not take away;
If those unborn could know the ills we bear,
What think you, would they rather come or stay?
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 240.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/239/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 240.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/239/.
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