Living
Quatrain 95
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
From right and left the censors came and stood,
Saying, «Renounce this wine, this foe of good»;
But if wine be the foe of holy faith,
By Allah, right it is to drink its blood!
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MLA
Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 95.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/94/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 95.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/94/.
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