The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayam
Translated by Edward Fitzgerald
Wake!
For the Sun, who scattered into flight
The Stars before him from the Field of Night,
Drives Night along with them from Heav'n and
strikes
The Sultán's Turret with a Shaft of Light.
And, as the Cock crew, those who stood before
Come, fill the Cup, and in the Fire of Spring
The Winter Garment of Repentance fling:
The Bird of Time has but a little way
To fly -- and Lo! the Bird is on the Wing.
The Worldly Hope men set their Hearts upon
Turns Ashes -- or it prospers; and anon,
Like Snow upon the Desert's dusty Face
Lighting a little Hour or two-- is gone.
Think, in this batter'd Caravanserai
Whose Doorways are alternate Night and Day,
How Sultan after Sultan with his Pomp
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayam
Translated by Edward Fitzgerald
Wake!
For the Sun, who scattered into flight
The Stars before him from the Field of Night,
Drives Night along with them from Heav'n and
strikes
The Sultán's Turret with a Shaft of Light.
And, as the Cock crew, those who stood before
Come, fill the Cup, and in the Fire of Spring
The Winter Garment of Repentance fling:
The Bird of Time has but a little way
To fly -- and Lo! the Bird is on the Wing.
The Worldly Hope men set their Hearts upon
Turns Ashes -- or it prospers; and anon,
Like Snow upon the Desert's dusty Face
Lighting a little Hour or two-- is gone.
Think, in this batter'd Caravanserai
Whose Doorways are alternate Night and Day,
How Sultan after Sultan with his Pomp
Abode his Hour or two and went his way.
Ah, my Beloved, fill the Cup that clears
TO-DAY of past Regrets and future Fears:
To-morrow! Why, To-morrow I may be
Myself with Yesterday's Sev'n thousand Years.
For some we loved, the loveliest and the best
That from his Vintage rolling Time has prest,
Have drunk their Cup a Round or two before,
And one by one crept silently to rest
Ah, make the most of what we yet may spend,
Before we too into the Dust descend;
Dust into Dust, and under Dust, to lie, Sans
Wine, sans Song, sans Singer, and--sans End!
Oh threats of Hell and Hopes of Paradise!
One thing at least is certain--This Life flies:
One thing is certain and the rest is lies;
The Flower that once is blown for ever dies
Abode his Hour or two and went his way.
Ah, my Beloved, fill the Cup that clears
TO-DAY of past Regrets and future Fears:
To-morrow! Why, To-morrow I may be
Myself with Yesterday's Sev'n thousand Years.
For some we loved, the loveliest and the best
That from his Vintage rolling Time has prest,
Have drunk their Cup a Round or two before,
And one by one crept silently to rest
Ah, make the most of what we yet may spend,
Before we too into the Dust descend;
Dust into Dust, and under Dust, to lie, Sans
Wine, sans Song, sans Singer, and--sans End!
Oh threats of Hell and Hopes of Paradise!
One thing at least is certain--This Life flies:
One thing is certain and the rest is lies;
The Flower that once is blown for ever dies
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SYNONYMS #
Match the words in Column A with their definitions in Column B.
A B
____1. turret a. a large inn
____2. anon b. soon
____3. Vintage c. rundown
____4. caravanserai d. an earlier model
____5. battered e. projecting tower
f. disappear
ACTIVITY # Reading Meaning into Poetry
Find the most appropriate meaning of each of the following passages.

1. The Bird of Time has but a little way
To fly -- and Lo! the Bird is on the Wing.
a. Life is short
b. Birds cannot fly for a long time.
c. Birds die fast.
2. The Worldly Hope men set their Hearts upon
Turns Ashes -- or it prospers;
a. Men‘s desires either fail or succeed.
b. Men burn their hopes.
c. When men hope, their hurts burn.
3. How Sultan after Sultan with his Pomp
Abode his Hour or two and went his way.
a. No matter how rich a person is, time comes when
he becomes poor.
b. Even rich men just live the life meant for them,
then they die.
c. A rich man does not stay permanently in a palace.
4. Oh threats of Hell and Hopes of Paradise!
One thing at least is certain--This Life flies:
a. Life is destined for hell or paradise.
b. Everyone should think about hell and paradise.
c. Life on earth soon ends.
5. One thing is certain and the rest is lies;
The Flower that once is blown for ever dies.
a. All flowers die after it has bloomed.
b. Only one thing is certain in this world; all that live,
die.
c. Once a thing dies, it does not live again.

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SYNONYMS #
Match the words in Column A with their definitions in Column B.
A B
____1. turret a. a large inn
____2. anon b. soon
____3. Vintage c. rundown
____4. caravanserai d. an earlier model
____5. battered e. projecting tower
f. disappear
ACTIVITY # Reading Meaning into Poetry
Find the most appropriate meaning of each of the following passages.

1. The Bird of Time has but a little way
To fly -- and Lo! the Bird is on the Wing.
a. Life is short
b. Birds cannot fly for a long time.
c. Birds die fast.
2. The Worldly Hope men set their Hearts upon
Turns Ashes -- or it prospers;
a. Men‘s desires either fail or succeed.
b. Men burn their hopes.
c. When men hope, their hurts burn.
3. How Sultan after Sultan with his Pomp
Abode his Hour or two and went his way.
a. No matter how rich a person is, time comes when
he becomes poor.
b. Even rich men just live the life meant for them,
then they die.
c. A rich man does not stay permanently in a palace.
4. Oh threats of Hell and Hopes of Paradise!
One thing at least is certain--This Life flies:
a. Life is destined for hell or paradise.
b. Everyone should think about hell and paradise.
c. Life on earth soon ends.
5. One thing is certain and the rest is lies;
The Flower that once is blown for ever dies.
a. All flowers die after it has bloomed.
b. Only one thing is certain in this world; all that live,
die.
c. Once a thing dies, it does not live again