Time & Brevity
Quatrain 364
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Time & Brevity
Make light to me the world's oppressive weight,
And hide my failings from the people's hate,
And grant me peace to-day, and on the morrow
Deal with me as Thy mercy may dictate!
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 364.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/363/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 364.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/363/.
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