Living
Quatrain 8
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
Let lovers all distraught and frenzied be,
And flown with wine, and reprobates, like me;
When sober, I find everything amiss,
But in my cups cry, «Let what will be, be.»
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 8.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/7/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 8.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/7/.
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