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Omar Khayyam (143) “Religious zealots are all jackasses”

Posted on 06/19/2012 by Juan

Those religious zealots
are all jackasses, who’re
carrying a burden
of deceit.  And
most amazing of all,
under cover
of their self-denial
they sell their religion!
They are worse than
unbelievers any day.

Translated by Juan Cole
from Omar Khayyam’s Rubaiyat, [pdf] Whinfield 143

Keep your bags packed.

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