Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám (1859) — Quatrain XXVI
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám (1859) — Quatrain XXVI
Omar Khayyam
Oh, come with old Khayyam, and leave the Wise
To talk; one thing is certain, that Life flies;
One thing is certain, and the Rest is Lies;
The Flower that once has blown for ever dies.
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Complete 75-quatrain first edition, 1859. FitzGerald’s free English rendering. · Translated by Edward FitzGerald
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