Religion
Quatrain 243
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Religion
O soul! lay up all earthly goods in store,
Thy mead with pleasure's flowerets spangle o'er;
And know 'tis all as dew, that decks the flowers
For one short night, and then is seen no more!
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 243.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/242/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 243.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/242/.
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