Omar Khayyam (205) “when the waitress pours the Shiraz wine”

Juan Cole 09/11/2012

When you next hold a party, my dear friends,
rejoicing in how stylish you all are;
and when the waitress pours the Shiraz wine,
remember poor me in your evening prayers!

Translated by Juan Cole
from Omar Khayyam’s Rubaiyat, [pdf] Whinfield 205

About the Author

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