Living
Quatrain 384
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
O Lord! pity this prisoned heart, I pray,
Pity this bosom stricken with dismay!
Pardon these hands that ever grasp the cup,
These feet that to the tavern ever stray!
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MLA
Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 384.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/383/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 384.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/383/.
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