The Mind
Quatrain 241
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
The Mind
Why ponder thus the future to foresee,
And jade thy brain to vain perplexity?
Cast off thy care, leave Allah's plans to him,
He formed them all without consulting thee.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 241.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/240/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 241.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/240/.
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