Time & Brevity
Quatrain 398
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Time & Brevity
Was e'er man born who never went astray?
Did ever mortal pass a sinless day?
If I do ill, do not requite with ill!
Evil for evil how can'st Thou repay?
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 398.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/397/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 398.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/397/.
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