Religion
Quatrain 48
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Religion
This faithless world, my home, I have surveyed,
Yea, and with all my wit deep question made,
But found no moon with face so bright as thine,
No cypress in such stateliness arrayed.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 48.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/47/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 48.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/47/.
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