by Hakim Omar Khayyám (c1048 - c1122)
Translation by Edward Fitzgerald (1809 - 1883)
The mighty Mahmúd, the victorious Lord
Language: English after the Persian (Farsi)
The mighty Mahmúd, the victorious Lord, That all the misbelieving and black Horde Of Fears and Sorrows that infest the Soul Scatters and slays with his enchanted Sword.
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Text Authorship:
- by Edward Fitzgerald (1809 - 1883), no title, appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, First Edition, no. 44, 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]
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- Also set in English, a translation by Edward Fitzgerald (1809 - 1883) , no title, appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, Second Edition, no. 62, appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, Third Edition, no. 60, appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, Fourth Edition, no. 60, first published 1868 ; composed by Granville Ransome Bantock, Sir.
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This text was added to the website: 2011-06-21
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Word count: 28