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Omar Khayyam

1048–1131 · Persia · Spiritual & world poets

A Persian mathematician and astronomer, Khayyam is known in the West through Edward FitzGerald’s free 1859 English version of his quatrains, The Rubaiyat, with its theme of enjoying the fleeting moment.

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Are Omar Khayyam’s poems free to read?

Yes. Omar Khayyam’s poems are in the public domain. Full books are also free in the library.

What are Omar Khayyam’s best-known works?

The Rubaiyat (tr. FitzGerald) (1859).

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