Living
Quatrain 481
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
Yes! here am I with wine and feres again!
I did repent, but, ah! 'twas all in vain;
Preach not to me of Noah and his flood,
But pour a flood of wine to drown my pain!
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 481.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/480/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 481.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/480/.
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