Religion
Quatrain 393
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Religion
We come and go, but for the gain, where is it?
And spin life's woof, but for the warp, where is it?
And many a righteous man has burned to dust
In heaven's blue rondure, but their smoke, where is it?
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 393.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/392/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 393.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/392/.
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