The Mind
Quatrain 50
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
The Mind
You see the world, but all you see is naught,
And all you say, and all you hear is naught,
Naught the four quarters of the mighty earth,
The secrets treasured in your chamber naught.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 50.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/49/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 50.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/49/.
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