Death & Dying
Quatrain 319
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Death & Dying
Think not I dread from out the world to hie,
And see my disembodied spirit fly;
I tremble not at death, for death is true,
'Tis my ill life that makes me fear to die!
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 319.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/318/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 319.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/318/.
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