Earth then an endless Tabernacle drew Of Him whose coming none can tell, nor who, To fill the Bowl where now we pour the Wine, Before we too into the Dust shall strew.
Poet, mathematician, astronomer
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, Stanza XXXV
c. 11th-12th century
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"Ah, Moon of my Delight who know'st no wane, The Moon of Heav'n is rising once again: How oft hereafter rising shall she look Through this same Garden after me—in vain!"
Humorous"Another and another Cup to drown The Memory of this Impertinence!"
Humorous"The Wine of Life keeps oozing drop by drop, The Leaves of Life keep falling one by one."
Strange & Unusual"Indeed, indeed, Repentance oft before I swore – but was I sober when I swore? And then and then came Spring, and Rose-in-hand My impulsive spirit to the wind I threw."
Controversial"I tell you this—When, started from the Goal, Over the flaming shoulders of the Soul Plots the Eternal Saki from his Bowl Ahmad and Mahmud, ere he reach the Goal."
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