The Mind
Quatrain 47
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
The Mind
All mortal ken is bounded by the veil,
To see beyond man's sight is all too frail;
Yea! earth's dark bosom is his only home;--
Alas! 'twere long to tell the doleful tale.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 47.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/46/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 47.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/46/.
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