Rubaiyat XII: A Book of Verses underneath the Bough
by Omar Khayyam
Quatrain XII from Edward FitzGerald’s famous translation, Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, describes how “Wilderness” transforms into “Paradise” with love, poetry, and wine.
Omar Khayyam, also known as Ghiyāth al-Dīn Abū al-Fatḥ ʿUmar ibn Ibrāhīm Nīsābūrī was a Persian writer, polymath, philosopher, and poet. He was born in Iran in 1048 and died in 1131 at the age of eighty-three. His poetic works have been translated by authors like Edward FitzGerald.
Quatrain XII from Edward FitzGerald’s famous translation, Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, describes how “Wilderness” transforms into “Paradise” with love, poetry, and wine.