Religion
Quatrain 29
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Religion
O soul! whose lot it is to bleed with pain,
And daily change of fortune to sustain,
Into this body wherefore didst thou come,
Seeing thou must at last go forth again?
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 29.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/28/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 29.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/28/.
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