Religion
Quatrain 390
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Religion
O Love, for ever doth heaven's wheel design
To take away thy precious life, and mine;
Sit we upon this turf, 'twill not be long
Ere turf shall grow upon my dust, and thine!
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 390.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/389/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 390.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/389/.
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