Omar Khayyam (108) “They tell you that heaven with houris is delightful”

Posted on 01/18/2013 by Juan Cole

They tell you that heaven with houris is delightful;
I tell you that the juice of the grape is delightful.
Take the cash in hand and decline the loan: 
Drumming’s more pleasant when heard from afar.

Translated by Juan Cole
from Omar Khayyam’s Rubaiyat, [pdf] Whinfield 108  

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