Living
Quatrain 457
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
Bow down, heaven's tyranny to undergo,
Quaff wine to face the world, and all its woe;
Your origin and end are both in earth,
But now you are above earth, not below!
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 457.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/456/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 457.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/456/.
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