Living
Quatrain 324
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
We shall not stay here long, but while we do,
'Tis folly wine and sweethearts to eschew;
Why ask if earth etern or transient be?
Since you must go, it matters not to you.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 324.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/323/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 324.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/323/.
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