Living
Quatrain 74
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
To-day is Friday, as the Moslem says,
Drink then from bowls served up in quick relays;
Suppose on common days you drink one bowl,
To-day drink two, for 'tis the prince of days.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 74.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/73/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 74.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/73/.
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