Edward Fitzgerald's Ruba???????Iyat of Omar Khayyam: With Their Original Persian Sources (1899) is a collection of poems translated by Fitzgerald from the Persian poet Omar Khayyam's Rubaiyat. The Rubaiyat is a series of quatrains or four-line stanzas that explore themes of love, mortality, and the meaning of life. Fitzgerald's translations are known for their beauty and lyrical quality, and have become some of the most famous and widely read translations of Khayyam's work. This edition also includes the original Persian text of the Rubaiyat, allowing readers to compare and appreciate the original language and meaning of Khayyam's poetry. Overall, Edward Fitzgerald's Ruba???????Iyat Of Omar Khayyam: With Their Original Persian Sources is a timeless work of poetry that continues to inspire and captivate readers around the world.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.