Religion
Quatrain 476
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Religion
Better to make one soul rejoice with glee,
Than plant a desert with a colony;
Rather one freeman bind with chains of love,
Than set a thousand prisoned captives free!
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 476.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/475/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 476.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/475/.
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