The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (24) [Archives:2006/936/Culture]
April 10 2006
Translated by Edward FitzGerald
Oh, come with old Khayyam, and leave the wise
To talk; one thing is certain, that life flies;
One thing is certain, and the rest is lies;
The flower that once has blown forever dies.
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