Living
Quatrain 44
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
Like tulips in the Spring your cups lift up,
And, with a tulip-cheeked companion, sup
With joy your wine, or e'er this azure wheel
With some unlooked-for blast upset your cup.
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MLA
Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 44.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/43/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 44.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/43/.
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