Time & Brevity
Quatrain 81
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Time & Brevity
The Bulbul to the garden winged his way,
Viewed lily cups, and roses smiling gay,
Cried in ecstatic notes, «O live your life,
You never will re-live this fleeting day.»
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 81.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/80/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 81.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/80/.
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