{"product_id":"the-sufistic-quatrains-of-omar-khayyam","title":"The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy Omar Khayyam (various translators)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 1903 anthology gathers three major English translations of Omar Khayyam's quatrains (rubaiyat) side by side — Edward FitzGerald's celebrated 101 quatrains, E.H. Whinfield's more literal 500-quatrain rendering, and J.B. Nicolas's French-derived version of 464 quatrains — alongside prefaces by each translator.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Arnot's general introduction argues for reading Khayyam's poetry through a Sufi mystical lens rather than purely as hedonistic verse, situating the 11th-century Persian mathematician-poet within the broader tradition of Islamic mysticism. The volume remains a valuable comparative resource for readers interested in the different interpretive traditions surrounding the Rubaiyat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA public-domain work, offered as a free digital edition by Nile Book Store.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:0.04em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8b7355;margin:26px 0 10px 0;\"\u003eExcerpt\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cblockquote style=\"border-left:3px solid #c9a25a;margin:0;padding:2px 0 2px 18px;font-style:italic;color:#3a332a;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAwake! for Morning in the Bowl of Night\u003cbr\u003eHas flung the Stone that puts the Stars to Flight:\u003cbr\u003eAnd Lo! the Hunter of the East has caught\u003cbr\u003eThe Sultan's Turret in a Noose of Light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eII.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDreaming when Dawn's Left Hand was in the Sky\u003cbr\u003eI heard a Voice within the Tavern cry,\u003cbr\u003e“Awake, my Little ones, and fill the Cup\u003cbr\u003eBefore Life's Liquor in its Cup be dry.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIII.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd, as the Cock crew, those who stood before\u003cbr\u003eThe Tavern shouted—“Open then the Door!\u003cbr\u003eYou know how little while we have to stay,\u003cbr\u003eAnd, once departed, may return no more.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIV.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow the New Year reviving old Desires,\u003cbr\u003eThe thoughtful Soul to Solitude retires,\u003cbr\u003eWhere the White Hand of Moses on the Bough\u003cbr\u003ePuts out, and Jesus from the Ground suspires.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Omar Khayyam","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":50144748142840,"sku":"EN-38511","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0802\/4798\/0280\/files\/leonardo_38511_sufistic-quatrains-omar-khayyam_final.jpg?v=1786511631","url":"https:\/\/nilebookstore.com\/products\/the-sufistic-quatrains-of-omar-khayyam","provider":"Nile Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}