Living
Quatrain 86
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
Life, void of wine, and minstrels with their lutes,
And the soft murmurs of Irakian flutes,
Were nothing worth: I scan the world and see:
Save pleasure, life yields only bitter fruits.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 86.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/85/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 86.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/85/.
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