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Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam, Rendered into English Verse

By Omar Khayyam

(3.5 stars) • 10 reviews

In this collection of verses, readers are encouraged to savor wine, companionship, and every moment as life's mysteries and inevitable end draw near.

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2011-02-12
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"Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam" by Omar Khayyam is a series of poems exploring deep questions of existence, urging readers to appreciate life's fleeting beauty. The collection starts with the dawn of a new day, highlighting the importance of waking up to the joys around us. The poems then go on to consider themes like love, death, and the meaning of life, often suggesting that we should enjoy the present. With each verse, it captures the balance between the happiness we find in the world and the understanding that everything eventually ends, inviting us to think about both earthly pleasures and deeper spiritual ideas.

About the Author

Ghiyāth al-Dīn Abū al-Fatḥ ʿUmar ibn Ibrāhīm Nīsābūrī, commonly known as Omar Khayyam, was a Persian polymath, known for his contributions to mathematics, astronomy, philosophy, and poetry. He was born in Nishapur, the initial capital of the Seljuk Empire, and lived during the period of the Seljuk dynasty, around the time of the First Crusade.

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