Living
Quatrain 473
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
A Shaikh beheld a harlot, and quoth he,
«You seem a slave to drink and lechery»;
And she made answer, «What I seem I am,
But, Master, are you all you seem to be?»
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 473.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/472/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 473.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/472/.
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