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O Khayyam! when intoxicate, be happy; when seated

By Omar Khayyam

O Khayyam! when intoxicate, be happy; when seated
near a beauty, joyous be. Since the end of things in this
world is annihilation, pretend that you are not, but
since you are, give yourself up to pleasure.

Form: Rubai

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