Today, you cannot reach tomorrow
And thinking of tomorrow is but a fantasy
Don't waste this moment, if you are not a fool
Since the rest of your life will not last forever.
I enjoyed reading a lot the following article by Majid Naficy. Have a look!
"The question which always consumes the soul of the great Persian poet, Omar Khayyam (1048-1122), is death and the afterlife. In his Ruba'iyat, he cannot accept the usual religious responses of resurrection and reincarnation. To release his mind from the insurmountablility of death, he takes refuge in wine (and sometimes love), and tries to forget himself in "let's be happy" or hedonism. As a result, in spite of his rejection of resurrection and ridicule of religious observances, Khayyam is not able to appreciate the immortal self-creativity of earthly life and cannot distance himself from the religious point of departure; that is, the dominance of death over life. In Khayyam's hedonism, earthly wine replaces heavenly opium and drinking ceremonies substitute for religious rituals." (read more)
Khyyam SAhab was a very inspiring artist . A very inspiring person that brought several noticeable changes to the society.
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