It would be too shallow to quote Omar Khyyam simply to give an instructive message to a believer. Omar Khyyam's rubais have much more deeper meaning that is thought provoking for both believers and nonbelievers. Many believers (examples, Kazi Nazrul Islam, Dr. Shahidullah, Gholam Mostafa (?)) have translated Khyyam. Syed Mujtaba Ali who edited Nazrul's translation has also some of his own. Kanti Ghosh has well known translation of two rubais: "nogod ja pao hat pete nao, bakir khatay shunyo thak durer badyo lav ki shune majh khane je bejay phank" and "prothom matite gora hoye gechhe shesh manusher kay shesh nobanno hobe je dhanye taro beej acjhhe tay." The above two have been quoted from memory. I have Fitzerald. I think Audrey is referring to this translation. This is superb. I am controlling my temptation to quote some. The above two quotes from Kanti Ghosh (I hope I am right) fully reflect Khyyam's wonderings about human existence and its boundedness, and his destiny. Therefore, value this short life. Wine, Saki, etc. are peripheral. "Alike for those who for To-day prepare, And those that after a To-morrow stare, A Muezzin from the Tower of Darkness cries 'Fools! your Reward is neither Here nor There!'" -SC --- On Wed, 11/12/08, Kamal Das@yahoo.com <Kamal Das@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Kamal Das@yahoo.com <Kamal Das@yahoo.com> |
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