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Omar Khayyam

Omar Khayyam (73)

Juan Cole 03/31/2012

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Clouds rolled in 
and wept tears on the field.
Without wine, purple flowers
cannot grow.
The greenery provides 
pleasant scenery for me today.
For whose delight will my remains 
nurture grass tomorrow?

Translated by Juan Cole
from [pdf] Whinfield 73

Filed Under: Omar Khayyam, Uncategorized

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Juan Cole is the founder and chief editor of Informed Comment. He is Richard P. Mitchell Professor of History at the University of Michigan He is author of, among many other books, Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires and The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Follow him on Twitter at @jricole or the Informed Comment Facebook Page

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