The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (31) [Archives:2006/950/Culture]
Translated by: Edward FitzGerald
The mighty Mahmud, the victorious Lord,
That all the misbelieving and black horde
Of fears and sorrows that infest the soul
Scatters and slays with his enchanted sword.
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