Living
Quatrain 285
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
Life's fount is wine, Khizir its guardian,
I, like Elias, find it where I can,
'Tis sustenance for heart and spirit too,
Allah himself calls wine «a boon to man.»
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 285.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/284/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 285.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/284/.
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