Living
Quatrain 233
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
The sun doth smite the roofs with Orient ray
And, Khosrau like, his wine-red sheen display;
Arise, and drink! the herald of the dawn
Uplifts his voice, and cries, «Oh, drink to-day!»
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 233.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/232/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 233.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/232/.
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