The Mind
Quatrain 331
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
The Mind
So far as this world's dealings I have traced,
I find its favours shamefully misplaced;
Allah be praised! I see myself debarred
From all its boons, and wrongfully disgraced.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 331.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/330/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 331.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/330/.
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