Living
Quatrain 332
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
'Tis dawn! my heart with wine I will recruit,
And dash to bits the glass of good repute;
My long-extending hopes I will renounce,
And grasp long tresses, and the charming lute.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 332.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/331/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 332.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/331/.
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