There are too many tears in my eyes! The fires of Hell are no more than sparks of fire as compared to the flames that consume me inside. Paradise? Fo… - Omar Khayyám

A moment guess'd — then back behind the Fold Immerst of Darkness round the Drama roll'd Which, for the Pastime of Eternity, He doth Himself contrive, enact, behold.

You say some Greek philosophers could dazzle their audiences
with their riddles? That does not interest me at all. Bring
more wine instead and play your lute; your changes in tones
remind me of the wind that rushes past and disappears,
just like us.

Nehêle kul û derd dora te bigire
Xem û jan a pûç dema te bigire
Ji xwendin û dîtin û gerê nemîne
Berî ku ax, dev û çavên te bigire…