Living
Quatrain 159
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
Till the Friend pours his wine to glad my heart,
No kisses to my face will heaven impart
They say, «Repent in time»; but how repent,
Ere Allah's grace hath softened my hard heart?
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MLA
Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 159.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/158/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 159.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/158/.
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