Time & Brevity
Quatrain 443
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Time & Brevity
While in love's book I sought an augury;
An ardent youth cried out in ecstasy,
«Who owns a sweetheart beauteous as the moon,
Might wish his moments long as years to be!»
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 443.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/442/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 443.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/442/.
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