Time & Brevity
Quatrain 346
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Time & Brevity
Never from worldly toils have I been free,
Never for one short moment glad to be!
I served a long apprenticeship to fate,
But yet of fortune gained no mastery.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 346.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/345/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 346.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/345/.
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