Living
Quatrain 435
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
O wheel of heaven, you thwart my heart's desire,
And rend to shreds my scanty joy's attire,
The water that I drink you foul with earth,
And turn the very air I breathe to fire!
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 435.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/434/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 435.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/434/.
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