Living
Quatrain 419
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
I could repent of all, but of wine, never!
I could dispense with all, but with wine, never!
If so be I became a Musulman,
Could I abjure my Magian wine? no, never!
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 419.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/418/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 419.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/418/.
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