Quatrain 145 from Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Oh, if it were possible to demolish this wretched world, brimming with pain and sorrow, and in its place, construct a new world where every free-spirited individual could effortlessly achieve their noble and beautiful aspirations. The world envisioned by the wise Khayyam is one brimming with passion, love, and intoxication, where the wicked and the base have no standing or position. This is the message of Quatrain 145 from Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Let’s read the Persian poem first and then its translation.