Death & Dying
Quatrain 72
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Death & Dying
Here in this palace, where Bahram held sway,
The wild roes drop their young, and tigers stray;
And that great hunter king--ah! well-a-day!
Now to the hunter death is fallen a prey.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 72.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/71/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 72.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/71/.
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