The Mind
Quatrain 35
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
The Mind
'Twas writ at first, whatever was to be,
By pen, unheeding bliss or misery,
Yea, writ upon the tablet once for all,
To murmur or resist is vanity.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 35.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/34/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 35.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/34/.
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