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~~<center><div style="text~~-decoration:blink"><big><big><big><big><big><big><big><font color="red">F̡̬̜̤̗̘͙̥̌͊̓̄͑̈́ͫ̈́͝U̸͇̯̜͎ͧ̅ͬͥ͌́̌̆̽C̷̬͇͚͚͚̖̬̰̰͚̟̣̹͚͍͔̥̒̆̽͆ͣ͑̅̅́͘͜͜K̶̸̨̗͚̳̯̗̝̰̖̣̯̞̤̦̟̖̱̓ͫ̏́̏ͪͫ̄̆͆́͟ ̵̤̭̩͔͓̯̳̳͈̟̟̣͍̖̏ͧ́̂͟ͅͅͅỲ̊ͩ̍ͧ̽</font></big></big></big></big></big></big></big></div></center>

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'''The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam''' is the collection of [[quatrain]]s—four-line stanzas written by [[Omar Khayyam]]. They are largely known to the English-speaking world through the translation written by Edward FitzGerald, first published anonymously, in 1859.

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~~<center><div style="text-decoration~~:blink"><big><big><big><big><big><big><big><font color="orange">F̡̬̜̤̗̘͙̥̌͊̓̄͑̈́ͫ̈́͝U̸͇̯̜͎ͧ̅ͬͥ͌́̌̆̽C̷̬͇͚͚͚̖̬̰̰͚̟̣̹͚͍͔̥̒̆̽͆ͣ͑̅̅́͘͜͜K̶̸̨̗͚̳̯̗̝̰̖̣̯̞̤̦̟̖̱̓ͫ̏́̏ͪͫ̄̆͆́͟ ̵̤̭̩͔͓̯̳̳͈̟̟̣͍̖̏ͧ́̂͟ͅͅͅỲ̊ͩ̍ͧ̽</font></big></big></big></big></big></big></big></div></center>

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They are perhaps some of the most quoted poetry in the English language: of approximately a hundred stanzas, about forty of them are included ''in full'' in the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations.

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~~<center><div style="text~~-~~decoration~~:blink"><big><big><big><big><big><big><big><font color="green">F̡̬̜̤̗̘͙̥̌͊̓̄͑̈́ͫ̈́͝U̸͇̯̜͎ͧ̅ͬͥ͌́̌̆̽C̷̬͇͚͚͚̖̬̰̰͚̟̣̹͚͍͔̥̒̆̽͆ͣ͑̅̅́͘͜͜K̶̸̨̗͚̳̯̗̝̰̖̣̯̞̤̦̟̖̱̓ͫ̏́̏ͪͫ̄̆͆́͟ ̵̤̭̩͔͓̯̳̳͈̟̟̣͍̖̏ͧ́̂͟ͅͅͅỲ̊ͩ̍ͧ̽</font></big></big></big></big></big></big></big></div></center>

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Undoubtedly the best-known stanza is:

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~~<center><div style="text-decoration~~:blink"><big><big><big><big><big><big><big><font color="indigo">F̡̬̜̤̗̘͙̥̌͊̓̄͑̈́ͫ̈́͝U̸͇̯̜͎ͧ̅ͬͥ͌́̌̆̽C̷̬͇͚͚͚̖̬̰̰͚̟̣̹͚͍͔̥̒̆̽͆ͣ͑̅̅́͘͜͜K̶̸̨̗͚̳̯̗̝̰̖̣̯̞̤̦̟̖̱̓ͫ̏́̏ͪͫ̄̆͆́͟ ̵̤̭̩͔͓̯̳̳͈̟̟̣͍̖̏ͧ́̂͟ͅͅͅỲ̊ͩ̍ͧ̽</font></big></big></big></big></big></big></big></div></center>

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~~<center><div style="text-decoration~~:blink"><big><big><big><big><big><big><big><font color="purple">F̡̬̜̤̗̘͙̥̌͊̓̄͑̈́ͫ̈́͝U̸͇̯̜͎ͧ̅ͬͥ͌́̌̆̽C̷̬͇͚͚͚̖̬̰̰͚̟̣̹͚͍͔̥̒̆̽͆ͣ͑̅̅́͘͜͜K̶̸̨̗͚̳̯̗̝̰̖̣̯̞̤̦̟̖̱̓ͫ̏́̏ͪͫ̄̆͆́͟ ̵̤̭̩͔͓̯̳̳͈̟̟̣͍̖̏ͧ́̂͟ͅͅͅỲ̊ͩ̍ͧ̽</font></big></big></big></big></big></big></big></div></center><center><div style="text-decoration:blink"><big><big><big><big><big><big><big><font color="red">F̡̬̜̤̗̘͙̥̌͊̓̄͑̈́ͫ̈́͝U̸͇̯̜͎ͧ̅ͬͥ͌́̌̆̽C̷̬͇͚͚͚̖̬̰̰͚̟̣̹͚͍͔̥̒̆̽͆ͣ͑̅̅́͘͜͜K̶̸̨̗͚̳̯̗̝̰̖̣̯̞̤̦̟̖̱̓ͫ̏́̏ͪͫ̄̆͆́͟ ̵̤̭̩͔͓̯̳̳͈̟̟̣͍̖̏ͧ́̂͟ͅͅͅỲ̊ͩ̍ͧ̽</font></big></big></big></big></big></big></big></div></center>

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:''A Book of Verses underneath the Bough,

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~~<center><div style="text-decoration~~:blink"><big><big><big><big><big><big><big><font color="orange">F̡̬̜̤̗̘͙̥̌͊̓̄͑̈́ͫ̈́͝U̸͇̯̜͎ͧ̅ͬͥ͌́̌̆̽C̷̬͇͚͚͚̖̬̰̰͚̟̣̹͚͍͔̥̒̆̽͆ͣ͑̅̅́͘͜͜K̶̸̨̗͚̳̯̗̝̰̖̣̯̞̤̦̟̖̱̓ͫ̏́̏ͪͫ̄̆͆́͟ ̵̤̭̩͔͓̯̳̳͈̟̟̣͍̖̏ͧ́̂͟ͅͅͅỲ̊ͩ̍ͧ̽</font></big></big></big></big></big></big></big></div></center>

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:''A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread—and Thou

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~~<center><div style="text-decoration~~:blink"><big><big><big><big><big><big><big><font color="yellow">F̡̬̜̤̗̘͙̥̌͊̓̄͑̈́ͫ̈́͝U̸͇̯̜͎ͧ̅ͬͥ͌́̌̆̽C̷̬͇͚͚͚̖̬̰̰͚̟̣̹͚͍͔̥̒̆̽͆ͣ͑̅̅́͘͜͜K̶̸̨̗͚̳̯̗̝̰̖̣̯̞̤̦̟̖̱̓ͫ̏́̏ͪͫ̄̆͆́͟ ̵̤̭̩͔͓̯̳̳͈̟̟̣͍̖̏ͧ́̂͟ͅͅͅỲ̊ͩ̍ͧ̽</font></big></big></big></big></big></big></big></div></center>

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::''Beside me singing in the Wilderness—

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~~<center><div style="text-decoration~~:blink"><big><big><big><big><big><big><big><font color="green">F̡̬̜̤̗̘͙̥̌͊̓̄͑̈́ͫ̈́͝U̸͇̯̜͎ͧ̅ͬͥ͌́̌̆̽C̷̬͇͚͚͚̖̬̰̰͚̟̣̹͚͍͔̥̒̆̽͆ͣ͑̅̅́͘͜͜K̶̸̨̗͚̳̯̗̝̰̖̣̯̞̤̦̟̖̱̓ͫ̏́̏ͪͫ̄̆͆́͟ ̵̤̭̩͔͓̯̳̳͈̟̟̣͍̖̏ͧ́̂͟ͅͅͅỲ̊ͩ̍ͧ̽</font></big></big></big></big></big></big></big></div></center>

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:''Oh, Wilderness were Paradise now!

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~~<center><div style="text-decoration~~:blink"><big><big><big><big><big><big><big><font color="indigo">F̡̬̜̤̗̘͙̥̌͊̓̄͑̈́ͫ̈́͝U̸͇̯̜͎ͧ̅ͬͥ͌́̌̆̽C̷̬͇͚͚͚̖̬̰̰͚̟̣̹͚͍͔̥̒̆̽͆ͣ͑̅̅́͘͜͜K̶̸̨̗͚̳̯̗̝̰̖̣̯̞̤̦̟̖̱̓ͫ̏́̏ͪͫ̄̆͆́͟ ̵̤̭̩͔͓̯̳̳͈̟̟̣͍̖̏ͧ́̂͟ͅͅͅỲ̊ͩ̍ͧ̽</font></big></big></big></big></big></big></big></div></center>

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Another famous verse, highlighting the futility of regret, is referred to in the musical [[Kismet]]:

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~~<center><div style="text-decoration~~:blink"><big><big><big><big><big><big><big><font color="orange">F̡̬̜̤̗̘͙̥̌͊̓̄͑̈́ͫ̈́͝U̸͇̯̜͎ͧ̅ͬͥ͌́̌̆̽C̷̬͇͚͚͚̖̬̰̰͚̟̣̹͚͍͔̥̒̆̽͆ͣ͑̅̅́͘͜͜K̶̸̨̗͚̳̯̗̝̰̖̣̯̞̤̦̟̖̱̓ͫ̏́̏ͪͫ̄̆͆́͟ ̵̤̭̩͔͓̯̳̳͈̟̟̣͍̖̏ͧ́̂͟ͅͅͅỲ̊ͩ̍ͧ̽</font></big></big></big></big></big></big></big></div></center>

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:''The Moving Finger writes; and having writ,

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~~<center><div style="text-decoration~~:blink"><big><big><big><big><big><big><big><font color="yellow">F̡̬̜̤̗̘͙̥̌͊̓̄͑̈́ͫ̈́͝U̸͇̯̜͎ͧ̅ͬͥ͌́̌̆̽C̷̬͇͚͚͚̖̬̰̰͚̟̣̹͚͍͔̥̒̆̽͆ͣ͑̅̅́͘͜͜K̶̸̨̗͚̳̯̗̝̰̖̣̯̞̤̦̟̖̱̓ͫ̏́̏ͪͫ̄̆͆́͟ ̵̤̭̩͔͓̯̳̳͈̟̟̣͍̖̏ͧ́̂͟ͅͅͅỲ̊ͩ̍ͧ̽</font></big></big></big></big></big></big></big></div></center>

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:''Moves on; nor all your Piety nor Wit

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~~<center><div style="text-decoration~~:blink"><big><big><big><big><big><big><big><font color="green">F̡̬̜̤̗̘͙̥̌͊̓̄͑̈́ͫ̈́͝U̸͇̯̜͎ͧ̅ͬͥ͌́̌̆̽C̷̬͇͚͚͚̖̬̰̰͚̟̣̹͚͍͔̥̒̆̽͆ͣ͑̅̅́͘͜͜K̶̸̨̗͚̳̯̗̝̰̖̣̯̞̤̦̟̖̱̓ͫ̏́̏ͪͫ̄̆͆́͟ ̵̤̭̩͔͓̯̳̳͈̟̟̣͍̖̏ͧ́̂͟ͅͅͅỲ̊ͩ̍ͧ̽</font></big></big></big></big></big></big></big></div></center>

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::''Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line,

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~~<center><div style="text-decoration~~:blink"><big><big><big><big><big><big><big><font color="blue">F̡̬̜̤̗̘͙̥̌͊̓̄͑̈́ͫ̈́͝U̸͇̯̜͎ͧ̅ͬͥ͌́̌̆̽C̷̬͇͚͚͚̖̬̰̰͚̟̣̹͚͍͔̥̒̆̽͆ͣ͑̅̅́͘͜͜K̶̸̨̗͚̳̯̗̝̰̖̣̯̞̤̦̟̖̱̓ͫ̏́̏ͪͫ̄̆͆́͟ ̵̤̭̩͔͓̯̳̳͈̟̟̣͍̖̏ͧ́̂͟ͅͅͅỲ̊ͩ̍ͧ̽</font></big></big></big></big></big></big></big></div></center>

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:''Nor all your tears wash out a word of it.

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~~<center><div style="text-decoration~~:blink"><big><big><big><big><big><big><big><font color="indigo">F̡̬̜̤̗̘͙̥̌͊̓̄͑̈́ͫ̈́͝U̸͇̯̜͎ͧ̅ͬͥ͌́̌̆̽C̷̬͇͚͚͚̖̬̰̰͚̟̣̹͚͍͔̥̒̆̽͆ͣ͑̅̅́͘͜͜K̶̸̨̗͚̳̯̗̝̰̖̣̯̞̤̦̟̖̱̓ͫ̏́̏ͪͫ̄̆͆́͟ ̵̤̭̩͔͓̯̳̳͈̟̟̣͍̖̏ͧ́̂͟ͅͅͅỲ̊ͩ̍ͧ̽</font></big></big></big></big></big></big></big></div></center>

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FitzGerald's translation is not literal. FitzGerald believed he was being true to the spirit of the original.

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Khayyam alludes to his professional work as mathematician and astronomer in the quatrain:

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~~<center><div style="text-decoration~~:blink"><big><big><big><big><big><big><big><font color="green">F̡̬̜̤̗̘͙̥̌͊̓̄͑̈́ͫ̈́͝U̸͇̯̜͎ͧ̅ͬͥ͌́̌̆̽C̷̬͇͚͚͚̖̬̰̰͚̟̣̹͚͍͔̥̒̆̽͆ͣ͑̅̅́͘͜͜K̶̸̨̗͚̳̯̗̝̰̖̣̯̞̤̦̟̖̱̓ͫ̏́̏ͪͫ̄̆͆́͟ ̵̤̭̩͔͓̯̳̳͈̟̟̣͍̖̏ͧ́̂͟ͅͅͅỲ̊ͩ̍ͧ̽</font></big></big></big></big></big></big></big></div></center>

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:''Ah, but my Computations, People say,

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~~<center><div style="text-decoration~~:blink"><big><big><big><big><big><big><big><font color="indigo">F̡̬̜̤̗̘͙̥̌͊̓̄͑̈́ͫ̈́͝U̸͇̯̜͎ͧ̅ͬͥ͌́̌̆̽C̷̬͇͚͚͚̖̬̰̰͚̟̣̹͚͍͔̥̒̆̽͆ͣ͑̅̅́͘͜͜K̶̸̨̗͚̳̯̗̝̰̖̣̯̞̤̦̟̖̱̓ͫ̏́̏ͪͫ̄̆͆́͟ ̵̤̭̩͔͓̯̳̳͈̟̟̣͍̖̏ͧ́̂͟ͅͅͅỲ̊ͩ̍ͧ̽</font></big></big></big></big></big></big></big></div></center>

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:''Reduced the Year to better reckoning?—Nay

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~~<center><div style="text-decoration~~:blink"><big><big><big><big><big><big><big><font color="purple">F̡̬̜̤̗̘͙̥̌͊̓̄͑̈́ͫ̈́͝U̸͇̯̜͎ͧ̅ͬͥ͌́̌̆̽C̷̬͇͚͚͚̖̬̰̰͚̟̣̹͚͍͔̥̒̆̽͆ͣ͑̅̅́͘͜͜K̶̸̨̗͚̳̯̗̝̰̖̣̯̞̤̦̟̖̱̓ͫ̏́̏ͪͫ̄̆͆́͟ ̵̤̭̩͔͓̯̳̳͈̟̟̣͍̖̏ͧ́̂͟ͅͅͅỲ̊ͩ̍ͧ̽</font></big></big></big></big></big></big></big></div></center><center><div style="text-decoration:blink"><big><big><big><big><big><big><big><font color="red">F̡̬̜̤̗̘͙̥̌͊̓̄͑̈́ͫ̈́͝U̸͇̯̜͎ͧ̅ͬͥ͌́̌̆̽C̷̬͇͚͚͚̖̬̰̰͚̟̣̹͚͍͔̥̒̆̽͆ͣ͑̅̅́͘͜͜K̶̸̨̗͚̳̯̗̝̰̖̣̯̞̤̦̟̖̱̓ͫ̏́̏ͪͫ̄̆͆́͟ ̵̤̭̩͔͓̯̳̳͈̟̟̣͍̖̏ͧ́̂͟ͅͅͅỲ̊ͩ̍ͧ̽</font></big></big></big></big></big></big></big></div></center>

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::''<nowiki>'</nowiki>Twas only striking from the Calendar

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~~<center><div style="text-decoration~~:blink"><big><big><big><big><big><big><big><font color="orange">F̡̬̜̤̗̘͙̥̌͊̓̄͑̈́ͫ̈́͝U̸͇̯̜͎ͧ̅ͬͥ͌́̌̆̽C̷̬͇͚͚͚̖̬̰̰͚̟̣̹͚͍͔̥̒̆̽͆ͣ͑̅̅́͘͜͜K̶̸̨̗͚̳̯̗̝̰̖̣̯̞̤̦̟̖̱̓ͫ̏́̏ͪͫ̄̆͆́͟ ̵̤̭̩͔͓̯̳̳͈̟̟̣͍̖̏ͧ́̂͟ͅͅͅỲ̊ͩ̍ͧ̽</font></big></big></big></big></big></big></big></div></center>

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:''Unborn To-morrow, and dead Yesterday.

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~~<center><div style="text-decoration~~:blink"><big><big><big><big><big><big><big><font color="green">F̡̬̜̤̗̘͙̥̌͊̓̄͑̈́ͫ̈́͝U̸͇̯̜͎ͧ̅ͬͥ͌́̌̆̽C̷̬͇͚͚͚̖̬̰̰͚̟̣̹͚͍͔̥̒̆̽͆ͣ͑̅̅́͘͜͜K̶̸̨̗͚̳̯̗̝̰̖̣̯̞̤̦̟̖̱̓ͫ̏́̏ͪͫ̄̆͆́͟ ̵̤̭̩͔͓̯̳̳͈̟̟̣͍̖̏ͧ́̂͟ͅͅͅỲ̊ͩ̍ͧ̽</font></big></big></big></big></big></big></big></div></center>

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[[Category:Poetry|Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam, The]]

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~~<center><div style="text~~-decoration:blink"><big><big><big><big><big><big><big><font color="blue">F̡̬̜̤̗̘͙̥̌͊̓̄͑̈́ͫ̈́͝U̸͇̯̜͎ͧ̅ͬͥ͌́̌̆̽C̷̬͇͚͚͚̖̬̰̰͚̟̣̹͚͍͔̥̒̆̽͆ͣ͑̅̅́͘͜͜K̶̸̨̗͚̳̯̗̝̰̖̣̯̞̤̦̟̖̱̓ͫ̏́̏ͪͫ̄̆͆́͟ ̵̤̭̩͔͓̯̳̳͈̟̟̣͍̖̏ͧ́̂͟ͅͅͅỲ̊ͩ̍ͧ̽</font></big></big></big></big></big></big></big></div></center>

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~~<center><div style="text-decoration~~:blink"><big><big><big><big><big><big><big><font color="purple">F̡̬̜̤̗̘͙̥̌͊̓̄͑̈́ͫ̈́͝U̸͇̯̜͎ͧ̅ͬͥ͌́̌̆̽C̷̬͇͚͚͚̖̬̰̰͚̟̣̹͚͍͔̥̒̆̽͆ͣ͑̅̅́͘͜͜K̶̸̨̗͚̳̯̗̝̰̖̣̯̞̤̦̟̖̱̓ͫ̏́̏ͪͫ̄̆͆́͟ ̵̤̭̩͔͓̯̳̳͈̟̟̣͍̖̏ͧ́̂͟ͅͅͅỲ̊ͩ̍ͧ̽</font></big></big></big></big></big></big></big></div></center>

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