Living
Quatrain 487
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
Lord! make thy bounty's cup for me to flow,
And bread unbegged for day by day bestow;
Yea, with thy wine make me beside myself.
No more to feel the headache of my woe!
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MLA
Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 487.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/486/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 487.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/486/.
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