Since life so soon slips away, what matters it whether

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Since life so soon slips away, what matters it whether by Omar Khayyam

Since life so soon slips away, what matters it whether
it be sweet or bitter? Since the soul must pass through
the lips, what matters whether it be at Nishapur or at
Balkh? Drink then of wine, for after thee and me, the
moon will long pass on from its last quarter to its first,
and from the first to last.

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