Who instilled a rose of tender love
To the cuts of the heart - did not live in vain!
And the one who sensitively listened to God with his heart,
And the one who drank the hops of earthly delight!
Oh, woe, woe to the heart, where there is no burning passion.
Where there is no love of torment, where there are no dreams of happiness.
A day without love is lost: dimmer and grey,
Than this day is fruitless, and there are no days of bad weather. — Omar Khayyam
Dawn threw a sheaf of fire on the roof
And he threw the ball of the lord of the day into the cup.
Sip the wine! Sounds in the rays of dawn
The call of love, the universe is drunk.
Loving you, I bear all reproaches
And eternal fidelity is not in vain I give vows.
If I live forever, I'm ready until the day of Judgment
To humbly endure heavy and cruel oppression. — Omar Khayyam
If you want to touch a rose, do not be afraid to cut your hands,
If you want to drink - do not be afraid to fall sick with a hangover.
And love is beautiful, quivering and passionate
If you want, don't be afraid to burn your heart in vain!
My eyes are crying because of the chain of partings,
My heart is crying from doubt and torment.
I cry plaintively and write these lines,
Even kalam cries, falling out of hands ...
Read the continuation of the best aphorisms and quotes of Omar Khayyam on the pages:
You do not drive a horse on the road of love -
You will fall exhausted by the end of the day.
Do not curse the one who is tormented by love -
You cannot comprehend the heat of another's fire.
I stubbornly wondered over the book of life,
Suddenly, with heartache, the sage said to me:
“There is no more beautiful bliss - to forget in the arms
Moon-faced beauty, whose mouth seemed to bark.
Passion for you tore the robe of roses,
In your fragrance there is the breath of roses.
You are tender, sequins of sweat on silky skin,
Like dew in a wonderful moment of opening roses!
Like the sun, it burns without burning, love,
Like a bird of heavenly paradise - love.
But not yet love - nightingale groans,
Do not moan, dying of love - love!
Sacrifice yourself for the sake of your beloved
Sacrifice what is most dear to you.
Never be cunning, bestowing love,
Sacrifice your life, be courageous, ruining your heart!
The rose said: “Oh, my present appearance
About madness, in fact, he speaks of mine.
Why do I come out of the bud in blood?
The path to freedom often lies through thorns!”
Give me wine! There is no place for empty words here.
Kisses of my beloved are my bread and balm.
The lips of an ardent lover are wine-colored,
A riot of passion is like her hair.
Tomorrow, alas! hidden from our eyes!
Hurry to use the hour flying into the abyss.
Drink, moon-faced! How often will a month
Ascend to heaven, no longer seeing us.
Above all else, love
In the song of youth, the first word is love.
Oh, unfortunate ignorant in the world of love,
Know that the basis of our whole life is love!
Woe to the heart that is colder than ice
Does not burn with love, does not know about it.
And for the heart of a lover, a day spent
Without a lover - the most lost of days!
Chatter is devoid of magic about love,
As the cooled coals of fire are devoid of.
And true love burns hot,
Sleep and rest, night and day is deprived.
Do not beg for love, hopelessly loving,
Do not wander under the window of the unfaithful, grieving.
Like poor dervishes, be independent -
Maybe then they will love you.
Where to get away from fiery passions,
What hurts your soul?
When I knew that the source of these torments
In the one in the hands that is dearer to you all ...
I'll share a secret with you
In a nutshell, I will pour out my tenderness and sadness.
I dissolve into dust with love for you,
I will rise from the earth with love for you.
From the zenith of Saturn to the womb of the Earth
The secrets of the world have found their interpretation.
I untangled all the loops near and far,
In addition to the simplest - except for the light loop.
Those to whom life was given to the full measure,
Intoxicated with the hops of love and wine.
Having dropped the unfinished cup of delight,
They sleep side by side in the arms of eternal sleep.
You alone in my heart carried only joy,
Burning my heart your death burned.
Only with you could I endure all the sorrows of the world,
Without you, what is the world and worldly affairs to me?
You have chosen the path of love - you must firmly go,
The sparkle of the eyes will flood everything along the way.
And having reached the high goal with patience,
So take a breath to shake the worlds with a breath!
Oh, if only, taking a sofa with poetry
Yes, in a jug of wine and putting bread in your pocket,
I'll spend a day with you among the ruins, -
Any sultan would envy me.
The branches will not tremble... the night... I'm alone...
In the darkness, a rose petal drops.
Yes, you're gone! And bitter drunkenness
Flying delirium dispelled and far away.
Let me touch, my love, thick strands,
This reality is dearer to me than any dreams ...
I can only compare your curls with a heart in love,
So gentle and so quivering are their curls!
Repentance vows we forgot now
And tightly closed the door for good glory.
We are beside ourselves; for this you do not blame us:
We are drunk with wine of love, not with wine, believe me!
Paradise found here, over a cup of wine, I
Among the roses, near the sweet one, burning with love.
Why listen to us talk about hell and heaven!
Who has seen hell? Who returned from paradise?
Reason gives praise to this cup,
With her, the lover kisses all night long.
A mad potter such an elegant bowl
Creates and hits the ground without pity!
Khayyam! What are you grieving about? Be merry!
You are feasting with a friend - be cheerful!
Everyone is waiting for non-existence. You could disappear
You still exist - be cheerful!
Wounded by passion, I shed tears tirelessly,
Please heal my poor heart,
For instead of a drink of love the sky
My cup filled with the blood of my heart.
With the one whose camp is a cypress, and her mouth is like a lal,
Go to the garden of love and fill your glass
While fate is inevitable, the wolf is insatiable,
This flesh, like a shirt, has not been torn off you!
It is better to drink and caress cheerful beauties,
Than to look for salvation in fasting and prayers.
If a place in hell is for lovers and drunkards,
Then who will you order to admit to paradise?
Oh, don't grow a tree of sorrow...
Look for wisdom in your own beginning.
Caress the darlings and love wine!
After all, we have not been married to life forever.
When violets pour fragrance
And the wind blows the breath of spring,
A wise man who drinks wine with his beloved,
Having broken the cup of repentance on the stone.
Alas, we are not given many days to be here,
To live them without love and without wine is a sin.
Do not think, this world is old or young:
If we are destined to leave, is it all the same to us?
Among the beautiful houris I'm drunk and in love
And I give the blame a grateful bow.
From the shackles of life I am free today
And blessed, as if invited to the highest chamber.
Give me a jug of wine and a cup, oh my love,
We will sit in the meadow with you and on the bank of the stream!
The sky is full of beauties, from the beginning of being,
Turned, my friend, into bowls and jugs - I know.
In the morning the rose opened a bud under the wind,
And the nightingale sang, in love with her charm.
Sit in the shade. These roses will bloom for a long time,
When will our sorrowful ashes be buried.
Do not grieve that your name will be forgotten.
Let the intoxicating drink comfort you.
Before your joints fall apart
Comfort yourself with your beloved by caressing her.
Kiss your leg, o queen of fun,
Much sweeter than the lips of a sleepy girl!
Day-to-day I indulge all your whims,
To merge with my beloved on a starry night.
Ruby color your lips gave,
You left - I'm sad, and my heart is bleeding.
Who hid in the ark like Noah from the flood,
He alone will not drown in the abyss of love.
Whose heart does not burn with passionate love for the sweet, -
Without consolation, he drags out his sad age.
Days spent without the joys of love
I consider it an unnecessary and hateful burden.
From end to end we keep the path to death;
We cannot turn back from the edge of death.
Look, in the local caravanserai
Don't forget your love!
Our world is an alley of young roses,
A choir of nightingales, a transparent swarm of dragonflies.
And in autumn? Silence and stars
And the darkness of your loose hair ...
Who is ugly, who is handsome - does not know passion,
A madman in love agrees to go to hell.
Lovers don't care what to wear
What to lay on the ground, what to put under your head.
Throw off the burden of self-interest, oppression of vanity,
Evil entangled, break out of these snares.
Drink wine and comb your curls dear:
The day will pass unnoticed - and life will flash by.
My advice: be drunk and in love always,
Being dignified and important is not worth the trouble.
Not needed by the Almighty Lord God
Neither your mustache, friend, nor my beard!
I went out into the garden in sorrow and am not happy in the morning,
The nightingale sang to Rose in a mysterious way:
“Show yourself from the bud, rejoice in the morning,
How many wonderful flowers this garden gave!”
Love is a fatal misfortune, but the misfortune is by the will of Allah.
Well, you condemn what is always - by the will of Allah.
There was a series of good and evil - by the will of Allah.
Why do we need the thunders and flames of the Court - by the will of Allah?
Come quickly, filled with charms,
Dispel sadness, inhale heart heat!
Pour a jug of wine until the jugs
Our ashes have not yet been turned by the potter.
You, whom I have chosen, are dearest to me.
The heart of ardent heat, the light of the eyes for me.
Is there anything in life that is more precious than life?
You and my life are more precious to me.
I'm not afraid of reproaches, my pocket is not empty,
But still away the wine and aside the glass.
I always drank wine - I was looking for pleasure to my heart,
Why should I drink now, when I'm drunk with you!
Only your face makes a sad heart happy.
Except for your face, I don't need anything.
I see my image in you, looking into your eyes,
I see you in myself, my joy.
In the morning my rose wakes up
My rose blooms in the wind.
Oh cruel sky! Barely blossomed -
How my rose is already crumbling.
Passion for the unfaithful struck me like a plague.
Not for me, my dear is going crazy!
Who will heal us, my heart, from passion,
If our doctor suffers herself.
You are the queen of the game. I'm not happy myself.
My knight has become a pawn, but not to take a step back ...
I press the black boat against your white boat,
Two faces are now side by side ... And in the end what? Mat!
The life-giving spring is hidden in the bud of your lips,
Let someone else's cup never touch your lips ...
The jug that keeps a trace of them, I will drain to the bottom.
Wine can replace everything ... Everything except your lips!
Cheer up! ... Captive not to catch a stream?
But caresses a runaway jet!
Is there no constancy in women and in life?
But it's your turn!
We are like compasses, together, on the grass:
There are two heads in a single body,
We make a full circle, rotating on the rod,
To match head to head again.
The sheikh shamed the harlot: “You, whore, drink,
You sell your body to everyone who wants it!”
“I,” said the harlot, “really am
Are you who you say you are to me?"
The sky is the belt of my ruined life,
The tears of the fallen are the salty waves of the seas.
Paradise is blissful rest after passionate effort,
Hellfire is just a reflection of extinguished passions.
From the lilac cloud to the green of the plains
White jasmine showers all day long.
I pour a cup like a lily
Pure rose flame - the best of wines.
In this life, intoxication is the best,
Gentle houri singing is best,
Free thought boiling best,
Oblivion is the best of all prohibitions.
If you are in the rays of hope - look for your heart, heart,
If you are in the company of a friend, look with your heart into his heart.
Temple and innumerable temples are smaller than a small heart,
Throw away your Kaaba, look for your heart with your heart.
Curls sweet from the musk of the night darker,
And the ruby of her lips is more precious than stones...
I once compared her figure to a cypress,
Now the cypress is proud to the roots!
Drink wine, for bodily joy is in it.
Listen to chang, for heavenly sweetness is in it.
Trade your eternal sorrow for joy
For the goal, unknown to anyone, is in it.
A blooming garden, a friend and a bowl of wine -
Here is my paradise. I don't want to end up in something else.
Yes, no one has seen heavenly paradise!
So let's take comfort in earthly things for the time being.
I would like to cool my soul to the unfaithful,
Let the new passion take over.
I would like to, but tears fill my eyes,
Tears do not allow me to look at another.
Many centuries have passed, and rubaiyats about love, the scientist, and also the philosopher Omar Khayyam are on the lips of many. Quotes about love for a woman, aphorisms from his little quatrains are often posted as statuses on social networks, as they carry a deep meaning, the wisdom of centuries.
It is worth noting that Omar Khayyam went down in history, first of all, as a scientist who made a number of important scientific discoveries, thereby leaving far ahead of his time.
Seeing the statuses taken from the work of the great Azerbaijani philosopher, one can catch a certain pessimistic attitude, but deeply analyzing the words, as well as phrases, one catches the hidden subtext of the quote, one can see the ardent deep love for life. Just a few lines can convey a clear protest against the imperfection of the surrounding world, thus, the statuses can indicate the life position of the person who put them up.
The poems of a famous philosopher, describing love for a woman and, in fact, for life itself, can be easily found on the World Wide Web. Winged sayings, aphorisms, as well as phrases in pictures carry centuries, they so subtly trace thoughts about the meaning of life, the purpose of man on Earth.
Omar Khayyam's Rubaiyat of Love is a capacious combination of wisdom, cunning, as well as sophisticated humor. In many quatrains one can read not only about high feelings for a woman, but also judgments about God, statements about wine, the meaning of life. All this is no accident. The most ancient thinker skillfully polished each line of the quatrain, as if a skilled jeweler polishes the facets of a precious stone. But how do high words about fidelity and feelings for a woman combine with lines about wine, because the Koran at that time strictly forbade the use of wine?
In the poems of Omar Khayyam, a drinking person was a kind of symbol of freedom, in rubyah a deviation from the established framework - religious canons - is clearly seen. The lines of the thinker about life carry a subtle subtext, which is why wise quotes, as well as phrases, are relevant to this day.
Omar Khayyam did not take his poetry seriously, most likely the rubaiyat was written for the soul, allowed a little distraction from scientific works, to look at life philosophically. Quotes, as well as phrases from the rubaiyat, talking about love, have turned into aphorisms, winged sayings, and after many centuries continue to live, this is evidenced by the status in social networks. But the poet did not at all long for such fame, because his vocation was the exact sciences: astronomy and mathematics.
In the hidden sense of the poetic lines of the Tajik-Persian poet, a person is considered the highest value, the main purpose of being in this world, in his opinion, is to find one's own happiness. That is why the poems of Omar Khayyam contain so many discussions about fidelity, friendship, and the relationship of men to women. The poet protests against selfishness, wealth and power, this is evidenced by capacious quotes and phrases from his works.
Wise lines, which over time turned into winged sayings, advise both a man and a woman to find the love of a lifetime, peer into the inner world, look for a light invisible to others and thus understand the meaning of their existence on Earth.
The wealth of a person is his spiritual world. Wise thoughts, quotes, as well as phrases of a philosopher do not grow old over the centuries, but rather are filled with new meaning, which is why they are quite often used as social network statuses.
Omar Khayyam acts as a humanist, he perceives a person, along with his spiritual values, as something valuable. He encourages to enjoy life, to find love, to enjoy every minute lived. A peculiar style of presentation allows the poet to express what cannot be conveyed in plain text.
Statuses from social networks give an idea of the thoughts and values of a person, even without seeing him even once. Wise lines, quotes and phrases speak of the subtle mental organization of a person who has set them as statuses. Aphorisms about fidelity say that finding love is a huge reward from God, it must be appreciated, it is reverent for both a woman and a man throughout life.
On May 18, we honor the memory of the great Persian thinker and poet Omar Khayyam. He was born in 1048 and is known throughout the world as a philosopher, physician, astronomer, mathematician and lover of life.
He became famous for expounding his thoughts on life, love, happiness and deep wisdom in poetic aphorisms - quatrains "Rubai". They have come down to us and are understandable and close to people after many centuries. His statements penetrate directly into the hearts, help to change and live correctly. They are simple, kind and often humorous. I offer you the brightest quotes of the great writer.
The lower a person's soul,
the higher the nose rises.
He sticks his nose in there
Where the soul has not matured.
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The goal of the creator and the pinnacle of creation is us.
Wisdom, reason, the source of insight - we
This circle of the universe is like a ring. —
It has a faceted diamond, no doubt we are
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Here again the day has disappeared, like a light moan of the wind,
From our life, friend, he fell out forever.
But as long as I'm alive, I won't worry
About the day that departed, and the day that is not born
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You have no control over tomorrow today
Your plans will be shattered by sleep tomorrow!
You live today if you are not insane.
You are not eternal, like everything in this earthly world.
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A plucked flower should be given,
started poem - completed,
and the beloved woman is happy,
Otherwise, you shouldn't take on something that you can't afford.
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To please fate, it is useful to suppress the murmur.
To please people, a flattering whisper is useful.
I often tried to be cunning and cunning,
But every time my fate put my experience to shame.
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Truth and lies are separated by distance
Close to the width of a hair.
Who is beaten by life, he will achieve more.
A pood of salt who has eaten appreciates honey more.
Who sheds tears, he sincerely laughs.
Who died, he knows that he lives!
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How often, making mistakes in life, we lose those we value.
Trying to please strangers, sometimes we run from our neighbor.
We lift up those who are not worth us, but we betray the most faithful.
Who loves us so much, we offend, and we ourselves are waiting for an apology.
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Oh, if every day I had a loaf of bread,
Overhead roof and a modest corner, wherever
No one's master, no one's slave!
Then you can bless the sky for happiness.
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Do not envy the one who is strong and rich,
Sunrise is always followed by sunset.
With this life short, equal to a breath.
Treat as with this one for rent.
To live life wisely, you need to know a lot.
Two important rules to remember to get started:
you'd rather starve than eat anything
and it's better to be alone than with just anyone.
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Which of us is not waiting for the last, Last Judgment,
Where will a wise sentence be pronounced on him?
We will appear on that day, sparkling with whiteness:
After all, all the dark-faced people will be condemned.
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For a moment, a moment - and life will flash by ...
Let this moment sparkle with fun!
Beware, for life is the essence of creation
As you spend it, so it will pass.
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You can seduce a man who has a wife
You can seduce a man who has a mistress
but you can't seduce a man who has a woman he loves.
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In a loved one, even flaws are liked,
and in the unloved, even virtues irritate.
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He who from youth believes in his own mind,
He became, in pursuit of truth, dry and gloomy.
Claiming from childhood to the knowledge of life,
Not becoming a grape, it turned into a raisin.
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The one who is discouraged dies prematurely.
Love can do without reciprocity, but friendship - never.
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Instead of gold and pearls with amber
We will choose another wealth for ourselves:
Take off your clothes, cover your body with junk,
But even in miserable rags - remain a king!
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The one who did not seek the path is unlikely to be shown the path.
Knock and the door to destiny will open!
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If you can, do not worry about the running time,
Do not burden your soul with the past or the future.
Spend your treasures while you are alive;
After all, all the same, in that world you will appear poor.
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If you become a slave of base lust -
You will be empty in old age, like an abandoned house.
Look at yourself and think about
Who are you, where are you and where will you go next?
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Let's get up in the morning and shake hands with each other,
Let's forget about our grief for a moment,
Breathe this morning air with pleasure
With full breasts, while we are still breathing, let's take a breath!
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In this dark world, consider only spiritual wealth to be true,
for it will never depreciate.
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A person's tongue is small, but how many lives he has broken.
To grow in the soul an escape of despondency is a crime.
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Live today, and yesterday and tomorrow are not so important in the earthly calendar.
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Don't complain about the pain - that's the best medicine.
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Be happy at this moment.
This moment is your life.
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In this world of fools, scoundrels, traders
Shut your ears, wise one, shut your mouth securely,
Close your eyelids tightly - just think a little
About the safety of eyes, tongue and ears!
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Do not forget that you are not alone: and in the most difficult moments, God is next to you.
Several apologies are less convincing than one.
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Don't say the man is a womanizer.
If he were monogamous, then your turn would not have come.
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O sage! If this or that fool
Calls dawn the midnight darkness, -
Play dumb and don't argue with fools.
Everyone who is not a fool is a freethinker and an enemy!
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And with a friend and an enemy, you must be good!
Who by nature is kind, you will not find malice in him.
Hurt a friend - you make an enemy,
embrace the enemy - you will find a friend.
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Do not beg for love, hopelessly loving,
Do not wander under the window of the unfaithful, grieving.
Like poor dervishes, be independent -
Maybe then they will love you.
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I have erected a hidden chamber for knowledge,
There are few secrets that my mind could not comprehend.
I only know one thing: I don't know anything!
Here are my final thoughts
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What for the general happiness to suffer to no avail
It is better to give happiness to someone close.
It is better to tie a friend to yourself with kindness,
How to free humanity from the fetters.
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Be easy on people.
Do you want to be wiser -
do not hurt with your wisdom.
Only those who are worse than us think badly of us,
and those who are better than us... They are simply not up to us.
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We change rivers, countries, cities.
Other doors. New Years.
And we can't get away from ourselves,
and if you get away - only to nowhere.
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In the temporary world, the essence of which is decay,
Do not surrender to unimportant things in captivity,
Consider only the omnipresent spirit as existing in the world,
Alien to any material change.
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Do not let yourself be lulled by praise -
The sword of fate is raised above your head.
No matter how sweet the glory, but the poison is ready
At fate. Beware of poisoning with halva!
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To be beautiful does not mean they are born,
After all, we can learn beauty.
When a man is beautiful in soul -
What looks can match her?
We are a source of fun - and a mine of sorrow.
We are a reservoir of filth - and a pure spring.
Man, as if in a mirror, the world has many faces.
He is insignificant - and he is immensely great!
We will never be in this world again
never meet with friends at the table.
Catch every flying moment -
never wait for him later.
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I think it's better to be alone
How to give the heat of the soul to "someone".
Giving a priceless gift to just anyone,
Having met a native, you will not be able to love.
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Isn't it funny to save a penny for a whole century,
If you can't buy eternal life anyway?
This life was given to you, my dear, for a while, -
Try not to waste time.
Giving yourself is not the same as selling.
And next to sleep - does not mean to sleep.
Not to take revenge does not mean to forgive everything.
Not to be near does not mean not to love.
Why do you expect benefit from your wisdom?
You will soon wait for milk from the goat.
Pretend to be a fool - and it will be more useful,
And wisdom these days is cheaper than leeks.
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Noble people, loving each other,
They see the grief of others, they forget themselves.
If you desire the honor and brilliance of mirrors, -
Do not envy others, and they will love you.
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Nobility and meanness, courage and fear -
Everything is built into our bodies from birth.
We will not get better or worse until we die.
We are who God made us!
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Brother, do not demand riches - they are not enough for everyone.
Do not look with the gloating of a saint on sin.
There is a God over mortals. What's up with the neighbor
Then there are even more holes in your dressing gown.
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Don't look to the future
Be glad for a moment of happiness today.
After all, tomorrow, friend, we will be considered death
With the departed seven thousand years ago.
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
You will be in the company of proud learned donkeys,
Try to pretend to be a donkey without words,
For everyone who is not an ass, these fools
Accused immediately of undermining the foundations.
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Be a freethinker! Remember our vow:
"A saint is narrow, a hypocrite is cruel."
Khayyam's sermon sounds stubbornly:
“Robbery, but be wide in heart!”
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Be omnipotent, like a magician, live hundreds of years, -
In the dark abyss of centuries they will not see your light.
Only in legends sometimes our fates flicker,
Become a spark of happiness among these legends!
Mahmoud Farshchian (c)
One does not understand what roses smell like ...
Another of the bitter herbs will produce honey ...
Give someone a trifle, forever remember ...
You will give your life to someone, but he will not understand ...
Dear friends! The wisdom of life from talented people is always interesting, and the wisdom of life from Omar Khayyam is doubly interesting. Persian poet, philosopher, astrologer, mathematician... Omar Khayyam is famous in the mathematical world for creating a classification of cubic equations, his calendar, created several centuries ago, surpasses the ancient Roman Julian calendar from an astronomical point of view, and the European Gregorian calendar in accuracy.
You can talk a lot about Omar Khayyam, and I may decide to tell a story about the biography of this extraordinary person, but today's post is about his literary heritage. Omar Khayyam has become famous in our time, first of all, as the author of the famous wise quatrains - reflections - rubaiyat. Rubaiyat - bright, emotional, written with brilliant wit, at the same time musical and lyrical - conquered the whole world. Most of the rubaiyat is meditation on the Qur'an. How many quatrains were written by the poet? Now there are about 1200. According to the Indian scientist, researcher of the poet Swami Govinda Tirtha, up to 2200 quatrains have survived in our time. In fact, no one knows how much was written in total, because for nine centuries many rubais have been lost forever.
Were there any wisdom of life from Omar Khayyam?
The controversy about the authorship of the "Rubaiyat" continues to this day. Someone believes that Omar Khayyam has no more than 400 original texts, someone else is stricter - only 66, and some scholars say - only 6 (those that were found in the most ancient manuscripts). Everything else, according to researchers of Khayyam's work, all these wise sayings and poems are the authorship of other people. Perhaps other people's quatrains were attached to the manuscripts that were passed down from generation to generation, whose authorship was not established. Someone wrote down their own rubies in the margins, and after centuries they were considered missing inserts and entered into the main text.
Osman Hamdy Bey (c)
Perhaps the most concise, daring, witty and elegant quatrains in all ages were attributed to Omar Khayyam. The search for reliable rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam is a hopeless task, since today it is difficult to establish the authorship of any quatrain. Therefore, let's trust the ancient and not very ancient manuscripts, let's read wise thoughts and find the quatrain to which our soul is responding at the moment. And then say thanks to the author (regardless of who he is) and the translator.
Osman Hamdy Bey (c)
Learn all the secrets of wisdom! - And there?…
Arrange the whole world in your own way! - And there?…
Live carelessly until a hundred years of happiness ...
You will miraculously last up to two hundred! ... - And there?
"Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam" from E. Fitzgerald
The wisdom of life from Omar Khayyam became known thanks to Edward Fitzgerald, who found a notebook with quatrains and translated them first into Latin, and then - in 1859 - into English.
These poems struck the English poet with their wisdom, deep philosophical overtones and at the same time lyricism and subtlety. “After several centuries, old Khayyam continues to ring like real metal,” said Edward Fitzgerald admiringly. Fitzgerald's translation was arbitrary; in order to connect the quatrains, he made his own inserts, and as a result he created a poem similar to the tales of the Thousand and One Nights, the main character of which constantly feasts and periodically speaks the truth over an unchanging cup of wine.
Thanks to Fitzgerald, Omar Khayyam gained a reputation as a merry fellow, a joker who loves wine and calls to catch a moment of pleasure. But thanks to this poem, the whole world learned about the Persian poet, and aphorisms, poems, parables and other worldly wisdom were distributed in quotes throughout all countries. The most famous
To live life wisely, you need to know a lot,
Two important rules to remember to get started:
You'd rather starve than eat anything
And it's better to be alone than with just anyone.
The lower man soul, the higher nose up.
He reaches with his nose where his soul has not matured.
on the ear or on the tongue of many.
The appearance of the wise sayings of Omar Khayyam in Russia.
The first publication of Omar Khayyam in Russian appeared in 1891. The translator was the poet V.L. Velichko. He translated 52 quatrains. These were rather translations-paraphrases, since the poet did not set himself the task of reproducing the original. Only 5 sayings were made in the form of a quatrain.
In general, more than 40 names are known in Russia who translated Omar Khayyam. One of the most famous are the translations of V. Derzhavin, A.V. Starostin, G. Plisetsky, N. Strizhkov, G.S. Semenov. I specifically dwell on these names, because I give the quatrains below without indicating the name of the translator (I did not find it, alas). Perhaps it is these poets who are their authors. To date, more than 700 Khayyam rubaiyat have been translated.
We have already said that translations reflect the essence of the translator, because everyone contributes to the translation not only their talent, but also their understanding of the quatrain (by the way, I “fell ill” with the topic of the interlinear after, which simply stunned me with her conversation). Therefore, the same lines can be interpreted differently. I liked the comparative translation of this original text (interlinear) by Omar Khayyam.
Be cheerful, for there is no end to suffering
More than once the luminaries will converge in the heavens in one sign of the zodiac,
[representing the predestination of fate].
Bricks that will be fashioned from your ashes
They will smash into the wall of the house for other people
Mahmoud Farshchian (c)
Compare!
Translation by C. Guerra (1901):
Give in to joy! The pain will be forever!
Days will change: day - night, day - night again;
Earthly hours are all small and fleeting,
And soon you will leave us from here away.
You mix with the earth, with lumps of sticky clay,
And the bricks will be smeared with you at the stoves,
And they will build a palace for the base cattle,
And on that bookmark they will tell a series of speeches.
And your spirit, maybe a former shell
Back, to yourself again, it will be in vain to call!
So sing, have fun while they give a reprieve
And death has not yet come to visit you.
Translation by G. Plisetsky (1971):
Have some fun! The unhappy go crazy.
Eternal darkness shines with eternal stars.
How to get used to what is of thinking flesh
Will bricks be made and laid at home?
Unfortunately, I can not give (because of the blog format) another 13 varieties of this translation. Some rubaiyat have 1 translation, and some (the most popular) have up to 15!
But let's just read and enjoy these poetic lines, because we receive precious advice and guidance. Despite the fact that ten centuries separate his work from us, the wise thoughts of Omar Khayyam are still relevant and close to everyone. Indeed, in the quotes of Omar Khayyam about life, about love, about wisdom, the truth is revealed that all the people of the world are looking for. Despite the fact (and perhaps precisely because of the fact) that the statements of his poems are sometimes opposite and contradictory, his rubai conquer people of any age.
Osman Hamdy Bey (c)
The young, thanks to the wisdom of his poems, have the opportunity to avoid some mistakes. Young people who are just entering into a big life learn worldly wisdom, because the poems of Omar Khayyam give answers to different life situations. Elderly people, who have already seen a lot and are themselves able to give advice for all occasions, find rich food for thought in his quatrains. They can compare their life wisdom with the thoughts of an extraordinary person who lived a millennium ago.
Behind the lines, the searching and inquisitive personality of the poet is visible. He returns to the same thoughts throughout his life, revisiting them, discovering new possibilities or mysteries of life.
Osman Hamdy Bey (c)
For many years I pondered over earthly life.
There is nothing incomprehensible for me under the moon.
I know that I don't know anything,
Here is the last secret I have learned.
Quotes by Omar Khayyam are an opportunity to get away from the hustle and bustle and look into yourself. Even after a thousand years, the voice of Omar Khayyam carries a message of love, understanding of the transience of life and respect for every moment of it. Omar Khayyam gives advice on how to succeed in business, how to raise children, how to live in love and peace with your husband, how to build relationships with people around you. These tips are given beautifully, gracefully, and expressively. They conquer with their conciseness and depth of thought. Every moment of life is priceless, the poet never tires of reminding us.
Osman Hamdy Bey (c)
Wisdom of life from Omar Khayyam
You say this life - one moment.
Appreciate it, draw inspiration from it.
As you spend it, so it will pass,
Don't forget: she is your creation.
***
Everything is bought and sold
And life openly laughs at us.
We are angry, we are angry
But we sell and buy.
***
Do not share your secret with people,
After all, you do not know which of them is mean.
How do you yourself deal with God's creation,
Expect the same from yourself and from people.
***
Don't let a scoundrel into secrets - hide them,
And keep secrets from the fool - hide them,
Look at yourself among the people passing by,
Keep silent about hopes to the end - hide them!
***
All that we see is only one appearance.
Far from the surface of the world to the bottom.
Consider the unimportant obvious in the world,
For the secret essence of things is not visible.
***
Changing rivers, countries, cities...
Other doors... New Years...
And we can't get away from ourselves,
And if you get away, only to nowhere.
***
Hell and heaven are in heaven, ”say the bigots.
I, looking into myself, was convinced of a lie:
Hell and heaven are not circles in the palace of the universe,
Hell and heaven are two halves of the soul.
***
Mahmoud Farshchian (c)
We do not know if life will last until the morning ...
So hasten to sow the seeds of goodness!
And take care of love in a perishable world for friends
Every moment is more precious than gold and silver.
***
We went to look for You - and became an evil crowd:
And the beggar, and the rich man, and the generous, and the stingy.
You talk to everyone, none of us hears.
You appear before everyone, any of us is blind.
***
The sky is the belt of my ruined life,
The tears of the fallen are the salty waves of the seas.
Paradise is blissful rest after passionate effort,
Hellfire is just a reflection of extinguished passions.
***
Used article material
Omar Khayyam in Russian translated poetry
(Z. N. Vorozheikina, A. Sh. Shakhverdov)
