Living
Quatrain 148
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
Allah hath promised wine in Paradise,
Why then should wine on earth be deemed a vice?
An Arab in his cups cut Hamzah's girths,--
For that sole cause was drink declared a vice.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 148.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/147/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 148.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/147/.
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