The Mind
Quatrain 389
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
The Mind
Nor you nor I can read the etern decree,
To that enigma we can find no key;
They talk of you and me behind the veil,
But, if that veil be lifted, where are we?
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 389.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/388/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 389.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/388/.
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