Living
Quatrain 429
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
O heart! when on the Loved One's sweets you feed,
You lose yourself, but find your Self indeed;
And, when you drink of His entrancing cup,
You hasten your escape from quick and dead!
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MLA
Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 429.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/428/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 429.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/428/.
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