Religion
Quatrain 471
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Religion
Who framed the lots of quick and dead but Thou?
Who turns the troublous wheel of heaven but Thou?
Though we are sinful slaves, is it for Thee
To blame us? Who created us but Thou?
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 471.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/470/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 471.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/470/.
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