Death & Dying
Quatrain 152
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Death & Dying
Ah! wealth takes wings, and leaves our hands all bare,
And death's rough hands delight our hearts to tear;
And from the nether world none e'er escapes,
To bring us news of the poor pilgrims there.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 152.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/151/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 152.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/151/.
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