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Omar! of burning heart, perchance to burn

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Omar! of burning heart, perchance to burn by Omar Khayyam

Omar! of burning heart, perchance to burn
In hell, and feed its bale-fires in thy turn,
Presume not to teach Allah clemency,
For who art thou to teach, or He to learn?

Form: Quatrain

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