Religion

Quatrain 422

by Omar Khayyam 1048–1131

Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)

Religion

O Lord! to Thee all creatures worship pay,
To Thee both small and great for ever pray,
Thou takest woe away, and givest weal,
Give then, or, if it please Thee, take away!

MLA

Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 422.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/421/.

Chicago

Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 422.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/421/.

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