Religion
Quatrain 92
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Religion
Skies like a zone our weary lives enclose,
And from our tear-stained eyes a Jihun flows;
Hell is a fire enkindled of our griefs;
Heaven but a moment's peace, stolen from our woes.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 92.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/91/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 92.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/91/.
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