Omar Khayyam (61)

Juan Cole 03/15/2012

Your evil self is like
a household dog,
barking for no good reason.
It is like a fox
dreaming of a rabbit.
It roars like a tiger
and is tricky as a wolf.

Translated by Juan Cole
from [pdf] Whinfield 61

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