Religion
Quatrain 251
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Religion
Are you depressed? Then take of bhang one grain,
Of rosy grape-juice take one pint or twain;
Sufis, you say, must not take this or that,
Then go and eat the pebbles off the plain!
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 251.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/250/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 251.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/250/.
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