The Mind
Quatrain 359
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
The Mind
Think not I am existent of myself,
Or walk this blood-stained pathway of myself;
This being is not I, it is of Him.
Pray what, and where, and whence is this «myself»?
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 359.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/358/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 359.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/358/.
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