Living
Quatrain 68
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
'Tis wrong, according to the strict Koran,
To drink in Rajah, likewise in Sha'ban,
God and the Prophet claim those months as theirs;
Was Ramazan then made for thirsty man?
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 68.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/67/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 68.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/67/.
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