The Mind
Quatrain 357
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
The Mind
If Allah wills me not to will aright,
How can I frame my will to will aright?
Each single act I will must needs be wrong,
Since none but He has power to will aright.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 357.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/356/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 357.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/356/.
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