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What eye can pierce the veil of God's decrees,

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What eye can pierce the veil of God's decrees, by Omar Khayyam

What eye can pierce the veil of God's decrees,
Or read the riddle of earth's destinies?
Pondered have I for years threescore and ten,
But still am baffled by these mysteries.

Form: Heroic Couplet

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