Would you be happy! hearken, then, the way: Heed not to-mor… - Omar Khayyám

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Would you be happy! hearken, then, the way:
Heed not to-morrow, heed not yesterday;
The magic words of life are here and now -
O fools, that after some to-morrow stray!

Omar Khayyám

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About Omar Khayyám

Omar Khayyam [ عمر خیام Persian] (18 May 1048 – 4 December 1131) was a Persian mathematician, astronomer, writer, and poet; originally named Ghiyath al-Din Abu'l-Fath Omar ibn Ibrahim Al-Nisaburi Khayyámi (غیاث الدین ابو الفتح عمر بن ابراهیم خیام نیشابوری) Edward FitzGerald's translations of his poetic Rubaiyat (Quatrains) were immensely popular, and remain influential.

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Pen Names: خیام

Native Name: حکیم عُمَر خَیّام نیشابوری • غیاث الدین ابو الفتح عمر بن ابراهیم خیام نیشاپوری

Alternative Names: Omar Khayyam • Hakim Omar Khayyám

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"Beyond the earth,
beyond the farthest skies
I try to find Heaven and Hell.
Then I hear a solemn voice that says:
"Heaven and hell are inside.

Whose secret Presence, through Creation's veins Running Quicksilver-like eludes your pains; Taking all shapes from Mah to Mahi; and They change and perish all — but He remains;

It is a shame for anyone
to be well-known for righteousness.
It is a great disgrace to feel
distress at the injustice of
the turning of the wheels of fate.

Would you be happy! hearken, then, the way: Heed not to-morrow, heed not yesterday; The magic words of life are here and now - O fools, that after so… - Omar Khayyám

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