While Fortune Still Blooms
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This quatrain by Omar Khayyam says:
“Now that the flower of your fortune is in full bloom,
Why is your hand idle, empty of the wine cup?
Drink, for time is a treacherous enemy,
And such a day as this is hard to find.”
اکنون که گل سعادتت پربار …
When the Cloud Weeps Over the Grass
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This quatrain by Omar Khayyam says:
“A cloud came and wept again over the grass,
Without wine the color of roses, life cannot be lived.
This grass we gaze upon today in delight,
Whose dust, tomorrow, will it gaze upon?”
ابر آمد و باز بر سر سبزه گریست
بی …
Free from Heaven and Hell
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This quatrain by Omar Khayyam says:
“Here we are, the wine, the minstrel, and this ruined corner,
Our souls, our hearts, our cups, and our robes filled with wine’s dregs.
Free from the hope of mercy and the fear of punishment,
Freed as well from earth and air, from …
The Unknown Artist
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This quatrain by Omar Khayyam says:
“Though color and beauty have been given to me,
My face like the tulip, my stature like the cypress,
Still, I do not know why, in this tavern of dust,
The Eternal Painter adorned me so.”
هر چند که رنگ و بوی زیباست …
Beyond the Judgment of the Sober
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This quatrain by Omar Khayyam says:
“If you don’t drink wine, don’t mock the ones who do,
And don’t build your life on tricks and deceit.
Don’t be proud that you abstain from wine,
For you feast on a hundred things, of which wine is but a slave.”
گر …
Before the Moon Forgets Us
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This quatrain by Omar Khayyam says:
“Since no one is promised the day of tomorrow,
Keep your restless heart happy today.
Drink wine by the moonlight, O moonlike one,
For many a moon will shine and not find us here.”
چون عهده نمیشود کسی فردا را
حالی خوش دار …
Before We Turn to Dust
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This quatrain by Omar Khayyam says:
“Rise, my beloved, come for the sake of my heart,
With your beauty, solve the mystery of my being.
Bring a jug of wine, and let us drink together,
Before the potters make their jars from our dust.”
برخیز بتا بیا ز بهر …
The Carefree Creator
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This quatrain by Omar Khayyam says:
“O friend, hear a word of truth from me:
Be with ruby wine and a silver-bodied beloved.
For the One who created this world cares not
For your fine mustache or my holy beard.”
ای دوست حقیقت شنو از من سخنی
با بادهٔ …
