The Mind
Quatrain 374
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
The Mind
Have you no shame for all the sins you do,
Sins of omission and commission too?
Suppose you gain the world, you can but leave it,
You cannot carry it away with you!
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MLA
Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 374.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/373/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 374.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/373/.
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