Cover of The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám

The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám

by Omar Khayyam

Wine, dust, and a jug of philosophy in Edward FitzGerald's famous English quatrains on living before the cup runs dry.

PoetryPersian literatureQuatrains51 min read

Free to read · public domain in the US
text: Project Gutenberg · view source

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