Living
Quatrain 172
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
For ever may my hands on wine be stayed.
And my heart pant for some fair Houri maid!
They say, «May Allah aid thee to repent!»
Repent I could not, e'en with Allah's aid!
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MLA
Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 172.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/171/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 172.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/171/.
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