Living
Quatrain 428
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
They that have passed away, and gone before,
Sleep in delusion's dust for evermore;
Go, boy, and fetch some wine, this is the truth,
Their dogmas were but air, and wind their lore!
Cite this poem
MLA
Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 428.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/427/.
Chicago
Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 428.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/427/.
Read this poem with the Codex →