Omar Khayyam

In this little book, I have gathered three versions of his quatrains for you. First, FitzGerald's Victorian translation, with all its flair and its liberties, because it is beautiful and because it is the version that made Khayyam famous in the English-speaking world. Second, a literal prose translation, so you can hear what Khayyam actually said, as close to the Persian as I could bring it. And third, a plain prose rendering, so the meaning is clear and simple, without the ornaments of verse.