Living
Quatrain 107
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
Drink wine! long must you sleep within the tomb,
Without a friend, or wife to cheer your gloom;
Hear what I say, and tell it not again,
«Never again can withered tulips bloom.»
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MLA
Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 107.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/106/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 107.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/106/.
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