Living
Quatrain 182
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
This worldly love of yours is counterfeit,
And, like a half-spent blaze, lacks light and heat;
True love is his, who for days, months and years,
Rests not, nor sleeps, nor craves for drink or meat.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 182.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/181/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 182.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/181/.
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