by Hakim Omar Khayyám (c1048 - c1122)
Translation by Edward Fitzgerald (1809 - 1883)
Ah, moon of my delight, who know'st no...
NOTE: the footnotes have been removed from this text; return to general view
Language: English after the Persian (Farsi)
Ah, moon of my delight, who know'st no wane, The moon of Heav'n is rising once again: How oft hereafter rising shall she look Through this same garden after me - in vain!
About the headline (FAQ)
View text with all available footnotesText Authorship:
- by Edward Fitzgerald (1809 - 1883), no title, appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, First Edition, no. 74, first published 1859 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Persian (Farsi) by Hakim Omar Khayyám (c1048 - c1122) [text unavailable]
Go to the general view
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-13
Line count: 4
Word count: 33