Time & Brevity
Quatrain 115
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Time & Brevity
The fruit of certitude he cannot pluck,
The path that leads thereto who never struck,
Nor ever shook the bough with strenuous hand;
To-day is lost; hope for to-morrow's luck.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 115.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/114/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 115.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/114/.
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