Living
Quatrain 494
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
The Saki knows my genus properly,
To all woe's species he holds a key,
Whene'er my mood is sad, he brings me wine,
And that makes all the difference to me!
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 494.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/493/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 494.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/493/.
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