Living
Quatrain 239
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
Of happy turns of fortune take your fill,
Seek pleasure's couch, or wine-cup, as you will;
Allah regards not if you sin, or saint it,
So take your pleasure, be it good or ill.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 239.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/238/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 239.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/238/.
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