Living
Quatrain 185
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
In Paradise, they tell us, Houris dwell,
And fountains run with wine and oxymel:
If these be lawful in the world to come,
Surely 'tis right to love them here as well.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 185.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/184/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 185.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/184/.
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