Living
Quatrain 216
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
Slaves of vain wisdom and philosophy,
Who toil at Being and Nonentity,
Parching your brains till they are like dry grapes,
Be wise in time, and drink grape-juice, like me!
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MLA
Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 216.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/215/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 216.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/215/.
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