Time & Brevity
Quatrain 318
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Time & Brevity
Sure of Thy grace, for sins why need I fear?
How can the pilgrim faint whilst Thou art near?
On the last day Thy grace will wash me white,
And make my «black record» to disappear.
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MLA
Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 318.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/317/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 318.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/317/.
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