Living
Quatrain 484
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
Angel of joyful foot! the dawn is nigh;
Pour wine, and lift your tuneful voice on high,
Sing how Jemshids and Khosraus bit the dust,
Whelmed by the rolling months, from Tir to Dai!
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MLA
Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 484.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/483/.
Chicago
Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 484.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/483/.
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