My fire gives forth no smoke-cloud here below,

Read 'My fire gives forth no smoke-cloud here below,' by 'Omar Khayyam' and provide your summary and literary analysis in the comments section below.

My fire gives forth no smoke-cloud here below, by Omar Khayyam

My fire gives forth no smoke-cloud here below,
My stock-in-trade no profit here below,
And you, who call me tavern-haunter, know
There is indeed no tavern here below

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