Death & Dying
Quatrain 75
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Death & Dying
The very wine a myriad forms sustains,
And to take shapes of plants and creatures deigns
But deem not that its essence ever dies,
Its forms may perish, but its self remains.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 75.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/74/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 75.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/74/.
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