Religion
Quatrain 78
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Religion
O foolish one! this moulded earth is naught,
This particoloured vault of heaven is naught;
Our sojourn in this seat of life and death
Is but one breath, and what is that but naught?
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 78.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/77/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 78.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/77/.
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