Death & Dying
Quatrain 83
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Death & Dying
Khayyam, who long time stitched the tents of learning,
Has fallen into a furnace, and lies burning,
Death's shears have cut his thread of life asunder,
Fate's brokers sell him off with scorn and spurning.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 83.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/82/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 83.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/82/.
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