Living
Quatrain 28
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
Now with its joyful prime my age is rife,
I quaff enchanting wine, and list to fife;
Chide not at wine for all its bitter taste,
Its bitterness sorts well with human life!
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 28.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/27/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 28.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/27/.
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