Time & Brevity
Quatrain 137
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Time & Brevity
He, who the world's foundations erst did lay,
Doth bruise full many a bosom day by day,
And many a ruby lip and musky tress
Doth coffin in the earth, and shroud with clay.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 137.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/136/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 137.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/136/.
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