Time & Brevity
Quatrain 91
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Time & Brevity
Who treads in passion's footsteps here below,
A helpless pauper will depart, I trow;
Remember who you are, and whence you come.
Consider what you do, and whither go.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 91.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/90/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 91.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/90/.
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