The Mind
Quatrain 288
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
The Mind
Tell one by one my scanty virtues o'er;
As for my sins, forgive them by the score;
Let not my faults kindle Thy wrath to flame;
By blest Muhammad's tomb, forgive once more!
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 288.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/287/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 288.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/287/.
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