Omar Khayyam (45)

Since things are not going 
to work out the way we want,
where will it get us
to dwell on our struggles?–
Except to sit around moping
that we got here late
and we’ll have to leave early.

Translated by Juan Cole
from Whinfield 45

from Juan

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