Time & Brevity
Quatrain 361
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Time & Brevity
You, who both day and night the world pursue,
And thoughts of that dread day of doom eschew,
Bethink you of your latter end; be sure
As time has treated others, so 'twill you!
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 361.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/360/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 361.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/360/.
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