Thanks to the iniquity of this Wheel of Heaven which

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Thanks to the iniquity of this Wheel of Heaven which by Omar Khayyam

Thanks to the iniquity of this Wheel of Heaven which
resembles a mirror, thanks to the periodic motion of
time which accords its favors only to the most abject,
my cheeks, hollowed like a cup, are bathed in tears; but,
like a flask, my heart is full of blood.
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