The Mind
Quatrain 418
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
The Mind
Alas! my wasted life has gone to wrack!
What with forbidden meats, and lusts, alack!
And leaving undone what 'twas right to do,
And doing wrong, my face is very black!
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MLA
Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 418.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/417/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 418.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/417/.
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