[61] Then said another -- "Surely not in vain

by Omar Khayyam

English version by Edward FitzGerald
Original Language Persian/Farsi

Then said another -- "Surely not in vain
My Substance from the common Earth was ta'en,
     That He who subtly wrought me into Shape
Should stamp me back to common Earth again."

-- from The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, by Omar Khayyam / Translated by Edward FitzGerald

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61] Then said