Religion
Quatrain 31
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Religion
'Tis labour lost thus to all doors to crawl,
Take thy good fortune, and thy bad withal;
Know for a surety each must play his game,
As from heaven's dice-box fate's dice chance to fall.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 31.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/30/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 31.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/30/.
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