Religion
Quatrain 316
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Religion
Ah! by these heavens, that ever circling run,
And by my own base lusts I am undone,
Without the wit to abandon worldly hopes,
And wanting sense the world's allures to shun!
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 316.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/315/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 316.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/315/.
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