'Tis dawn! I hear the loud Muezzin's call,

Read ''Tis dawn! I hear the loud Muezzin's call,' by 'Omar Khayyam' and provide your summary and literary analysis in the comments section below.

'Tis dawn! I hear the loud Muezzin's call, by Omar Khayyam

'Tis dawn! I hear the loud Muezzin's call,
And here am I before the vintner's hall;
This is no time of piety. Be still!
And drop your talk and airs devotional!

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