The Mind
Quatrain 420
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
The Mind
We rest our hopes on Thy free grace alone,
Nor seek by merits for our sins to atone;
Mercy drops where it lists, and estimates
Ill done as undone, good undone as done.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 420.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/419/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 420.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/419/.
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