by Hakim Omar Khayyám (c1048 - c1122)
Translation by Edward Fitzgerald (1809 - 1883)
I must abjure the Balm of Life, I must
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Language: English after the Persian (Farsi)
I must abjure the Balm of Life, I must, Scared by some After-reckoning ta'en on trust, Or lured with Hope of some Diviner Drink, When the frail Cup is crumbled into Dust!
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- by Edward Fitzgerald (1809 - 1883), no title, appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, Second Edition, no. 64, appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, Third Edition, no. 62, appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, Fourth Edition, no. 62, first published 1868 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- a text in Persian (Farsi) by Hakim Omar Khayyám (c1048 - c1122) [text unavailable]
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