Living
Quatrain 453
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
Reason not of the five, nor of the four,
Be their dark problems one, or many score;
We are but earth, go, minstrel, bring the lute,
We are but air, bring wine, I ask no more!
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 453.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/452/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 453.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/452/.
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