Omar Khayyam (4)

Juan Cole 02/27/2012

Man of the cloth,
do me a favor.
Take a deep beath and
do God’s work for us.
We’re on the straight path,
but you see crookedly.
Go heal your eyes
and leave us alone.

Translated by Juan Cole
from Whinfield 4

About the Author

Juan Cole is the founder and chief editor of Informed Comment. He is Richard P. Mitchell Professor of History at the University of Michigan He is author of, among many other books, Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires and The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Follow him on Twitter at @jricole or the Informed Comment Facebook Page