Religion
Quatrain 441
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Religion
This soul of mine was once Thy cherished bride,
What caused Thee to divorce her from Thy side?
Thou didst not use to treat her thus of yore,
Why then now doom her in the world to abide?
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 441.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/440/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 441.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/440/.
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