Religion
Quatrain 292
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Religion
O wheel of heaven! no ties of bread you feel,
No ties of salt, you flay me like an eel!
A woman's wheel spins clothes for man and wife,
It does more good than you, O heavenly wheel!
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 292.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/291/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 292.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/291/.
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