Omar Khayyám: Allah hath promised wine in Paradise, Why then is wine on earth declared a vice.

Allah hath promised wine in Paradise, Why then is wine on earth declared a vice. — Omar Khayyám

Allah hath promised wine in Paradise, Why then is wine on earth declared a vice.

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