Religion
Quatrain 25
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Religion
Ah! wheel of heaven to tyranny inclined,
'Twas e'er your wont to show yourself unkind;
And, cruel earth, if they should cleave your breast,
What store of buried jewels they would find!
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 25.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/24/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 25.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/24/.
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