Time & Brevity
Quatrain 280
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Time & Brevity
I pray thee to my counsel lend thine ear,
Cast off this false hypocrisy's veneer;
This life a moment is, the next all time,
Sell not eternity for earthly gear!
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MLA
Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 280.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/279/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 280.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/279/.
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