Religion
Quatrain 100
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Religion
When Allah mixed my clay, He knew full well
My future acts, and could each one foretell;
Without His will no act of mine was wrought;
Is it then just to punish me in hell?
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 100.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/99/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 100.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/99/.
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