The Mind
Quatrain 490
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
The Mind
I never would have come, had I been asked,
I would as lief not go, if I were asked,
And, to be short, I would annihilate
All coming, being, going, were I asked!
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 490.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/489/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 490.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/489/.
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