Religion
Quatrain 450
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Religion
In slandering and reviling you persist,
Calling me infidel and atheist:
My errors I will not deny, but yet
Does foul abuse become a moralist?
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 450.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/449/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 450.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/449/.
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