Religion
Quatrain 310
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Religion
This wheel of heaven, which makes us all afraid,
I liken to a lamp's revolving shade,
The sun the candlestick, the earth the shade,
And men the trembling forms thereon portrayed.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 310.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/309/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 310.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/309/.
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