Living
Quatrain 19
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
What time, my cup in hand, its draughts I drain,
And with rapt heart unconsciousness attain,
Behold what wondrous miracles are wrought,
Songs flow as water from my burning brain.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 19.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/18/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 19.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/18/.
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