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A Shaikh beheld a harlot, and quoth he,

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A Shaikh beheld a harlot, and quoth he, by Omar Khayyam

A Shaikh beheld a harlot, and quoth he,
«You seem a slave to drink and lechery»;
And she made answer, «What I seem I am,
But, Master, are you all you seem to be?»

Form: Epigram

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