The Mind
Quatrain 356
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
The Mind
Me, cruel Queen! you love to captivate,
And from a knight to a poor pawn translate,
You marshal all your force to tire me out,
You take my rooks with yours, and then checkmate!
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 356.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/355/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 356.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/355/.
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