Religion
Quatrain 293
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Religion
Did no fair rose my paradise adorn,
I would make shift to deck it with a thorn;
And if I lacked my prayer-mats, beads, and Shaikh,
'Those Christian bells and stoles I would not scorn.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 293.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/292/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 293.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/292/.
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