The Mind
Quatrain 486
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
The Mind
I wish that Allah would rebuild these skies,
And earth, and that at once, before my eyes,
And either raze my name from off his roll,
Or else relieve my dire necessities!
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 486.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/485/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 486.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/485/.
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