Living
Quatrain 468
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
O Love! before you pass death's portal through,
And potters make their jugs of me and you,
Pour from this jug some wine, of headache void,
And fill your cup, and fill my goblet too!
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MLA
Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 468.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/467/.
Chicago
Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 468.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/467/.
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