Living
Quatrain 66
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
In drinking thus it is not my design
To riot, or transgress the law divine,
No! to attain unconsciousness of self
Is the sole cause I drink me drunk with wine.
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MLA
Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 66.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/65/.
Chicago
Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 66.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/65/.
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