Living
Quatrain 465
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
Though you should sit in sage Aristo's room,
Or rival Cæsar on his throne of Rum,
Drain Jemshid's goblet, for your end's the tomb,
Yea, were you Bahram's self, your end's the tomb!
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 465.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/464/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 465.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/464/.
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