When Allah mixed my clay, He knew full well

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When Allah mixed my clay, He knew full well by Omar Khayyam

When Allah mixed my clay, He knew full well
My future acts, and could each one foretell;
Without His will no act of mine was wrought;
Is it then just to punish me in hell?

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