The Mind
Quatrain 423
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
The Mind
With going to and fro in this sad vale
Thou art grown double, and thy credit stale,
Thy nails are thickened like a horse's hoof,
Thy beard is ragged as an ass's tail.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 423.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/422/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 423.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/422/.
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