There was a Door to which I found no Key There was a Veil past which I could not see Some little Talk awhile of ME and THEE There seemed — and then n… - Omar Khayyám

Whoever thinks algebra is a trick in obtaining unknowns has thought it in vain. No attention should be paid to the fact that algebra and geometry are different in appearance. Algebras (jabbre and maqabeleh) are geometric facts which are proved by propositions five and six of Book two of Elements.

But leave the Wise to wrangle, and with me
The Quarrel of the Universe let be:
And, in some corner of the Hubbub couch'd,
Make Game of that which makes as much of Thee.

ای بی خبر این جسم مجسم هیچ است
وین طارم نه سپهر ارقم هیچ است
خوش باش که در نشیمن کون و فساد
وابسته یک دمیم آن هم هیچ است