Religion
Quatrain 365
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Religion
Souls that are well informed of this world's state,
Its weal and woe with equal mind await:
For, be it weal we meet, or be it woe,
The weal doth pass, and woe too hath its date.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 365.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/364/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 365.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/364/.
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