Living
Quatrain 334
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
Am I a wine-bibber? What if I am?
Gueber or infidel? Suppose I am?
Each sect miscalls me, but I heed them not,
I am my own, and, what I am, I am.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 334.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/333/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 334.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/333/.
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