The Mind
Quatrain 258
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
The Mind
Who e'er returned of all that went before,
To tell of that long road they travel o'er?
Leave naught undone of what you have to do,
For when you go, you will return no more.
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MLA
Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 258.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/257/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 258.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/257/.
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