Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám (1859) — Quatrain III
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám (1859) — Quatrain III
Omar Khayyam
And, as the Cock crew, those who stood before
The Tavern shouted--"Open then the Door.
You know how little while we have to stay,
And, once departed, may return no more."
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Complete 75-quatrain first edition, 1859. FitzGerald’s free English rendering. · Translated by Edward FitzGerald
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