Goblet (Khayyám Ruba'i)
Goblet or chalice is a Ruba'i of Omar Khayyám that deals with joy and death. Metre of poem is sung Maf'ulo Mafa'eel Maf'aeelo Fe'l.[1]
Poetic translation
At dawn came a calling from the tavern
Hark drunken mad man of the cavern
Arise; let us fill with wine one more turn
Before destiny fills our cup, our urn.
See also
References
- ↑ Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam okonlife.com
- ↑ The most famous translation ... 1859 by Edward J. Fitzgerald. okonlife.com
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