Living
Quatrain 373
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
Last night upon the river bank we lay,
I with my wine-cup, and a maiden gay,
So bright it shone, like pearl within its shell,
The watchman cried, «Behold the break of day!»
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 373.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/372/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 373.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/372/.
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