Religion
Quatrain 38
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Religion
With outward seeming we can cheat mankind,
But to God's will we can but be resigned,
The deepest wiles my cunning e'er devised,
To balk resistless fate no way could find.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 38.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/37/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 38.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/37/.
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