The Mind
Quatrain 492
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
The Mind
O skyey wheel, all base men you supply
With baths, mills, and canals that run not dry,
While good men have to pawn their goods for bread:
Pray, who would give a fig for such a sky?
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 492.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/491/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 492.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/491/.
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