Time & Brevity
Quatrain 131
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Time & Brevity
Thy being is the being of Another,
Thy passion is the passion of Another.
Cover thy head, and think, and thou wilt see,
Thy hand is but the cover of Another.
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MLA
Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 131.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/130/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 131.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/130/.
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