The Mind
Quatrain 118
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
The Mind
The zephyrs waft thy fragrance, and it takes
My heart, and me, his master, he forsakes;
Careless of me he pants and leaps to thee,
And thee his pattern and ensample makes!
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 118.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/117/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 118.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/117/.
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