Death & Dying
Quatrain 403
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Death & Dying
Let not base avarice enslave thy mind,
Nor vain ambition in its trammels bind;
Be sharp as fire, as running water swift,
Not, like earth's dust, the sport of every wind!
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 403.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/402/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 403.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/402/.
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