Religion
Quatrain 436
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Religion
O soul! could you but doff this flesh and bone,
You'd soar a sprite about the heavenly throne;
Had you no shame to leave your starry home,
And dwell an alien on this earthly zone?
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 436.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/435/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 436.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/435/.
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