Religion
Quatrain 60
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Religion
From mosque an outcast, and to church a foe,
Allah! of what clay didst thou form me so?
Like sceptic monk, or ugly courtesan,
No hopes have I above, no joys below.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 60.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/59/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 60.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/59/.
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