Time & Brevity
Quatrain 386
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Time & Brevity
Behold the tricks this wheeling dome doth play,
And earth laid bare of old friends torn away!
O live this present moment, which is thine,
Seek not a morrow, mourn not yesterday!
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 386.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/385/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 386.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/385/.
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