Living

Quatrain 205

by Omar Khayyam 1048–1131

Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)

Living

O comrades dear, when hither ye repair
In times to come, communion sweet to share,
While the cupbearer pours your old Magh wine,
Call poor Khayyam to mind, and breathe a prayer.

MLA

Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 205.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/204/.

Chicago

Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 205.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/204/.

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