Nr. 256
Calcutta nr. 256
In the invisible depths of the abode of heaven
There is a cup which in due time they will hand all to drink
When your turn comes do not utter complaints
Drink the wine gaily for the tyranny is far off
FitzGerald 1879 - 43
So when that Angel of the darker Drink
At last shall find you by the river-brink,
And, offering his Cup, invite your Soul
Forth to your Lips to quaff--you shall not shrink.
Heron-Allen 1899 - 43
In the circle of the firmament, whose depths are invisible,
There is a cup which, in due time, they will cause all to drink;
When thy turn comes, do not utter lamentations,
Drink wine gaily for it has come to be thy turn.
Payne 1898 - 431
In the compass of Heaven, the deep, the unkenned,
Is a cup which to all men in turn THEY commend:
When it comes to thy turn, drink and make no complaint,
For this is a cup all must drain in the end.
Thompson 1906 - 297
Hid in the circle of the Heavenly vast,
A cup that all must drink in turn is placed;
Sigh not when thy time comes, but gladly drink.
For then it is thy turn the cup to taste!
Whinfield 1883 - 254
Deep in the rondure of the heavenly blue,
There is a cup, concealed from mortals' view,
Which all must drink in turn; Oh, sigh not then,
But drink it boldly, when it comes to you!