Time & Brevity
Quatrain 228
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Time & Brevity
On the dread day of final scrutiny
Thou wilt be rated by thy quality;
Get wisdom and fair qualities to-day,
For, as thou art, requited wilt thou be.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 228.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/227/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 228.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/227/.
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