Living
Quatrain 157
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
Still be the wine-house thronged with its glad choir,
And Pharisaic skirts burnt up with fire,
Still be those tattered frocks and azure robes
Trod under feet of revellers in the mire.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 157.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/156/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 157.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/156/.
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