Living
Quatrain 188
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
The moon of Ramazan is risen, see!
Alas, our wine must henceforth banished be;
Well! on Sha'ban's last day I'll drink enough
To keep me drunk till Bairam's jubilee.
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MLA
Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 188.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/187/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 188.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/187/.
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