Time & Brevity
Quatrain 20
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Time & Brevity
To-day is but a breathing space, quaff wine!
Thou wilt not see again this life of thine;
So, as the world becomes the spoil of time,
Offer thyself to be the spoil of wine!
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MLA
Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 20.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/19/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 20.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/19/.
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