The Mind
Quatrain 54
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
The Mind
To knaves Thy secret we must not confide,
To comprehend it is to fools denied,
See then to what hard case Thou doomest men,
Our hopes from one and all perforce we hide.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 54.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/53/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 54.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/53/.
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