Religion
Quatrain 88
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Religion
Depart we must! what boots it then to be,
To walk in vain desires continually?
Nay, but if heaven vouchsafe no place of rest,
What power to cease our wanderings have we?
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 88.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/87/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 88.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/87/.
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