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But if in vain, down on the stubborn floor Of Earth, and up to Heav'n's unopening Door, You gaze TO-DAY, while You are You—how then TO-MORROW, when You shall be You no more?

From The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam by FitzGerald, Edward

But if in vain, down on the stubborn floor Of Earth, and up to Heav'n's unopening Door, You gaze To-day, while You are You—how then To-morrow, when You shall be You no more?

From The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam by Khayyam, Omar

LIV But if in vain, down on the stubborn floor Of Earth, and up to Heav'n's unopening Door, You gaze To-day, while You are You—how then To-morrow, You when shall be You no more?

From Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Translated into English Verse by Khayyam, Omar