Death & Dying
Quatrain 173
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Death & Dying
Soon shall I go, by time and fate deplored,
Of all my precious pearls not one is bored;
Alas! there die with me a thousand truths
To which these fools fit audience ne'er accord.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 173.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/172/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 173.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/172/.
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