O heedless man! this veil of flesh is naught; this nine-fold

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O heedless man! this veil of flesh is naught; this nine-fold by Omar Khayyam

O heedless man! this veil of flesh is naught; this nine-fold
vault of brilliant heaven is naught. Then give thyself
to joy in this disordered place [the world], for life is
but an instant wed to it, and that is equally naught.
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