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Quatrain #843: WHEN Words come to show a touch that tells, Hurl act that flows just where you dwell; End when you know how pain expires, Now you can grow and cast your spell. ~~~~~~~~~ Leon Enriquez 25 October 2017 Singapore

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Pashang Salehi

Date: 10/26/2017 2:32:00 PM

You are one of the few people that knows what Rubai is? Great....

Pashang Salehi
Date: 10/29/2017 12:20:00 PM

Hello Leon... I read Fitzgerald translation of Khayyam. Fitzgerald knew how to read and write "Farsi" but he didn't know the culture. As Persian, I tried to translate Khayyam's work, but a lot got lost on translations. Khayyam was kind of atheist, and mathematician, constantly questioning God. I have few Rubayiat, please read some of mine"Heedless, love is pain..." we'll talk. thanks

Leon Enriquez
Date: 10/26/2017 5:32:00 PM

Dear Pashang: I am fond of Persian poetry especially the rubai which is a quatrain form unique to that era. It is simple yet profound. A good example exists in the Engligh translation of Omar Khayyam's Rubaiyat as translated by Edward Fitzgerald. This English translation caused a certain vogue during that time as interest in Persian literature reached a high point in Europe. Thought you might like to know. My best wishes to you. Leon