Living
Quatrain 134
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
When life is spent, what's Balkh or Nishapore?
What sweet or bitter, when the cup runs o'er?
Come drink! full many a moon will wax and wane
In times to come, when we are here no more.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 134.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/133/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 134.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/133/.
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