Quatrain

Quatrain

by Omar Khayyam

This book presents the first known English translation of a quatrain by the renowned Persian poet Omar Khayyám. Originally published in 1771 as part of Sir William Jones's "A Grammar of the Persian Language," this translation offers a glimpse into the timeless wisdom and lyrical beauty of Khayyám's poetry. The quatrain, a four-line stanza, explores themes of life, death, and the pursuit of knowledge.

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Omar Khayyam was a Persian polymath, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and poet. He was born in Neyshabur, in northeastern Persia, and was contemporary with the rule of the Seljuks around the ti...

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