Living
Quatrain 499
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
O wheel of heaven, what have I done to you,
That you should thus annoy me? Tell me true;
To get a drink I have to cringe and stoop,
And for my bread you make me beg and sue.
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MLA
Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 499.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/498/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 499.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/498/.
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