Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

"Perhaps the West has not taken from the literature of the East anything more noble and beautiful than the Rubaiyat of Khayyam" – Jamil Sidqi Al-Zahawi One of the most beautiful translations of the Rubaiyat of Khayyam in Arabic, and among the closest to the spirit of the original text, translated it from Persian in prose and poetry by the great Iraqi poet Jamil Sidqi Al-Zahawi (1863-1936). Ghyath al-Din Abu al-Futuh Omar ibn Ibrahim Khayyam, known as Omar Khayyam, was born in Nishapur in Persia in 1048 AD, and was a scholar in astronomy, mathematics, language, jurisprudence, and history, as well as a philosopher and poet. He died in 1131 AD. "The Small Heritage Library" A series that includes a number of essential, important, and enjoyable heritage books, small in size, easy language, simple in expression, of interest to the general reader. Its covers and internal formatting are attractive, combining heritage and contemporary design in elegance and simplicity. The size of the books is small to easily fit in a handbag or pocket. Number of pages: 168