The Mind
Quatrain 498
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
The Mind
If popularity you would ensue,
Speak well of Moslem, Christian, and Jew;
So shall you be esteemed of great and small,
And none will venture to speak ill of you.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 498.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/497/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 498.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/497/.
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