Religion
Quatrain 488
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Religion
Omar! of burning heart, perchance to burn
In hell, and feed its bale-fires in thy turn,
Presume not to teach Allah clemency,
For who art thou to teach, or He to learn?
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 488.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/487/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 488.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/487/.
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