OMAR KHAYYAM

Bajo una poesía que canta al vino y al amor se esconde una de las voces más puras de la espiritualidad musulmana. Omar Khayyâm (siglo XI) es considerado uno de los más grandes sufíes -los místicos de

Please note: This audiobook has been created using AI voice.Omar Khayyám was a medieval Iranian mathematician, philosopher, scholar, and poet. He was thought to have composed over 1,000 rubáiyát, or quatrains, in his lifetime. Many different scholars have translated selections of Khayyams quatrains, but Edward FitzGeralds translation remains the most beloved.FitzGeralds translation is interesting in that it isnt a literal translationrather, FitzGerald took significant artistic license in his interpretation. Thus its tough to say if we should call this a translation of the Rubaiyat, or poems by FitzGerald based on or inspired by Khayyams quatrains.Whatever we call it, this translation is a bright and lyrical celebration of the joys and beauties of everyday life. FitzGeralds work has remained popular for hundreds of years precisely because of its uplifting and wondrous quality.This ebook is based on the fifth edition, which is very similar to the fourth edition, the last edition to be published in FitzGeralds lifetime. The fifth edition was published posthumously based on FitzGeralds notes.