The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (27) [Archives:2006/942/Culture]
Translated by Edward FitzGerald
Then to the rolling Heav'n itself I cried,
Asking, “What lamp had destiny to guide
“Her little children stumbling in the dark?”
And – “A blind understanding!” Heav'n replied.
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