Living
Quatrain 262
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
In taverns better far commune with Thee,
Than pray in mosques, and fail Thy face to see!
O first and last of all Thy creatures Thou,
'Tis Thine to burn, and Thine to cherish me!
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 262.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/261/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 262.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/261/.
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