Omar Khayyam (65)

Juan Cole 03/16/2012

Even though my sins
have jinxed me and
made me unlovely
I have not lost hope,
like a pagan in his temple.
But in the wee hours
when I sober up
I want wine and a lover
whether heaven or hell

Translared by Juan Cole
from [pdf] Whinfield 65

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