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How much time we should spend on the pursuit of material possessions? In quatrain 157 from Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam he expresses his opinion about this. I will read the original poem in Persian and than its translation. Finally we have a brief analysis.

آن مایه ز دنیا که خوری یا پوشی
معذوری اگر در طلبش میکوشی

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What of this world that you consume or wear,If in its pursuit, you bear some despair, is justified.
All else is worthless, heed this warning true,Don't waste your precious life in its pursuit.
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