Quatrain From The Rubaiyat

Quatrain from the Rubaiyat

by Omar Khayyam

This book presents a single quatrain from the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, translated by Henry George Keene. Keene's translation, while lesser known than Edward Fitzgerald's, offers a different perspective on the famous Persian poet's work. Instead of focusing on wine and revelry, this quatrain explores the theme of the potter and the clay, a metaphor for creation and the fleeting nature of life. It examines the philosophical questions of existence, fate, and mortality through the lens of this powerful image, prompting reflection on the fragility of life and the inevitability of death.

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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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