Death & Dying
Quatrain 303
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Death & Dying
I solved all problems, down from Saturn's wreath
Unto this lowly sphere of earth beneath,
And leapt out free from bonds of fraud and lies,
Yea, every knot was loosed, save that of death!
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 303.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/302/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 303.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/302/.
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