Living
Quatrain 250
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
O comrades! here is filtered wine, come drink!
Pledge all your charming sweethearts as you drink;
'Tis the grape's blood, and this is what it says,
«To you I dedicate my life-blood! drink!»
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MLA
Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 250.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/249/.
Chicago
Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 250.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/249/.
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