Religion
Quatrain 431
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Religion
Child of four elements and sevenfold heaven,
Who fume and sweat because of these eleven,
Drink! I have told you seventy times and seven,
Once gone, nor hell will send you back, nor heaven.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 431.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/430/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 431.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/430/.
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