Living
Quatrain 69
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
Now Ramazan is come, no wine must flow,
Our simple pastimes we must now forego,
The wine we have in store we must not drink,
Nor on our mistresses one kiss bestow.
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MLA
Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 69.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/68/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 69.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/68/.
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