The Mind
Quatrain 410
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
The Mind
The drop wept for his severance from the sea,
But the sea smiled, for «I am all,» said he,
«The Truth is all, nothing exists beside,
That one point circling apes plurality.»
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 410.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/409/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 410.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/409/.
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