The Mind
Quatrain 469
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
The Mind
O Love! while yet you can, with tender art,
Lift sorrow's burden from your lover's heart;
Your wealth of graces will not always last,
But slip from your possession, and depart!
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 469.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/468/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 469.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/468/.
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