Living
Quatrain 267
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
Go to! Cast dust on those deaf skies, who spurn
Thy orisons and bootless prayers, and learn
To quaff the cup, and hover round the fair;
Of all who go, did ever one return?
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 267.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/266/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 267.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/266/.
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