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Heed not the Sunna, nor the law divine;

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Heed not the Sunna, nor the law divine; by Omar Khayyam

Heed not the Sunna, nor the law divine;
If to the poor his portion you assign,
And never injure one, nor yet abuse,
I guarantee you heaven, and now some wine!

Form: Epigram

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