Omar Khayyam (61)

Your evil self is like 
a household dog, 
barking for no good reason.
It is like a fox 
dreaming of a rabbit.
It roars like a tiger
and is tricky as a wolf.

Translated by Juan Cole
from [pdf] Whinfield 61

from Juan

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