Time & Brevity
Quatrain 344
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Time & Brevity
At dawn to tavern haunts I wend my way,
And with distraught Kalendars pass the day;
O Thou! who know'st things secret, and things known,
Grant me Thy grace, that I may learn to pray!
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 344.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/343/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 344.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/343/.
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