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Omar Khayyám

Omar Khayyàm, whose full name was Ghiyath al-Din Abu al-Fath 'Umar ibn Ibrahim al-Nisaburi al-Khayyami, was born in Nishapur in Khorasan, now Iran, on May 18th, 1048. He was called Khayyàm [tentmaker] probably

Wake! For the Sun, who scattered into flight

by Omar Khayyám (1048–1123)

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Wake! For the Sun, who scattered into flight

The Stars before him from the Field of Night,

Drives Night along with them from Heaven, and strikes

The Sultàn's Turret with a Shaft of Light.

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