Living
Quatrain 23
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
Quoth fish to duck, «Twill be a sad affair,
If this brook leaves its channel dry and bare»;
To whom the duck, «When I am dead and roasted
The brook may run with wine for aught I care.»
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 23.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/22/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 23.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/22/.
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