Religion
Quatrain 369
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Religion
This world a body is, and God its soul,
And angels are its senses, who control
Its limbs--the creatures, elements, and spheres;
The ONE is the sole basis of the whole.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 369.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/368/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 369.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/368/.
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