Omar Khayyam (36)
I can’t reveal the mystery
to either saint or sinner;
I can’t state at length
what I’ve said curtly;
I achieve an altered state
that I can’t explain;
I have a secret
that I cannot share.
Translated by Juan Cole
from Whinfield 36.
from Juan
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