[34] Then to this earthen Bowl did I adjourn
by Omar KhayyamEnglish version by Edward FitzGerald
Original Language Persian/Farsi
Then to this earthen Bowl did I adjourn
My Lip the secret Well of Life to learn:
And Lip to Lip it murmur'd -- "While you live
"Drink! -- for once dead you never shall return."
-- from The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, by Omar Khayyam / Translated by Edward FitzGerald |
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