Death & Dying
Quatrain 305
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Death & Dying
Allah, our Lord, is merciful, though just;
Sinner! despair not, but His mercy trust!
For though to-day you perish in your sins,
To-morrow He'll absolve your crumbling dust.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 305.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/304/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 305.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/304/.
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