A selection of the best quotes from Omar Khayyam.
Omar Khayyam quotes about life
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The lower man soul, the higher nose up. He reaches with his nose to where his soul has not grown.
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A plucked flower must be given as a gift, a poem that has been started must be completed, and the woman you love must be happy, otherwise you shouldn’t have taken on something you can’t do.
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Giving yourself does not mean selling.
And sleeping next to each other does not mean sleeping with you.
Not taking revenge does not mean forgiving everything.
Not being close does not mean not loving!
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No one can tell what roses smell like...
Another of the bitter herbs will produce honey...
If you give someone some change, they will remember it forever...
You give your life to someone, but he won’t understand...
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You like even the shortcomings in a loved one, and even the advantages in an unloved person irritate you.
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Don’t do evil - it will come back like a boomerang, don’t spit in the well - you will drink water, don’t insult someone of lower rank, in case you have to ask for something. Don’t betray your friends, you won’t replace them, and don’t lose your loved ones - you won’t get them back, don’t lie to yourself - over time you will verify that you are betraying yourself with lies.
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Isn’t it funny to save a penny all your life,
What if you still can’t buy eternal life?
This life was given to you, my dear, for a while, -
Try not to miss time!
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What God once measured out to us, friends, cannot be increased and cannot be decreased. Let's try to spend the cash wisely, without coveting something else, without asking for a loan.
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You say, this life is one moment.
Appreciate it, draw inspiration from it.
As you spend it, so it will pass,
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The discouraged dies prematurely
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You can seduce a man who has a wife, you can seduce a man who has a mistress, but you cannot seduce a man who has a beloved woman!
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Love in the beginning is always tender.
In memories - always affectionate.
And if you love, it’s pain! And with greed for each other
We torment and torment - always.
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In this unfaithful world, don’t be a fool: Don’t you dare rely on those around you. Look with a firm eye at your closest friend - A friend may turn out to be your worst enemy.
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You must be good with both friend and enemy! He who is kind by nature will not find malice in him. If you offend a friend, you will make an enemy; if you hug an enemy, you will gain a friend.
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Have smaller friends, don't expand their circle.
And remember: better than close ones, a friend living far away.
Take a calm look at everyone who is sitting around.
In whom you saw support, you will suddenly see your enemy.
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Don't make others angry and don't be angry yourself.
We are guests in this mortal world,
And what’s wrong, then you accept it.
Think with a cool head.
After all, everything is natural in the world:
The evil you emitted
Will definitely come back to you!
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Be easier on people. Do you want to be wiser -
Don't hurt with your wisdom.
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Only those who are worse than us think badly of us, and those who are better than us... They simply have no time for us
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Better to fall into poverty, starve or steal,
How to become one of the despicable dishevelers.
It's better to gnaw on bones than to be seduced by sweets
At the table of the scoundrels in power.
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We change rivers, countries, cities. Other doors. New Years. But we can’t escape ourselves anywhere, and if we escape, we will only go nowhere.
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You got out of rags to riches, but quickly becoming a prince... Don’t forget, so as not to jinx it..., princes are not eternal - dirt is eternal...
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Life will fly by in an instant,
Appreciate it, draw pleasure from it.
As you spend it, so it will pass,
Don't forget: she is your creation.
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Once the day has passed, don’t remember it,
Do not groan in fear before the coming day,
Don't worry about the future and the past,
Know the price of today's happiness!
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If you can, don’t worry about time passing,
Do not burden your soul with either the past or the future.
Spend your treasures while you are alive;
After all, you will still appear in the next world as poor.
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Do not be afraid of the wiles of time as it flies,
Our troubles in the circle of existence are not eternal.
Spend the moment given to us in joy,
Don't cry about the past, don't be afraid of the future.
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I have never been repulsed by a person’s poverty; it’s another matter if his soul and thoughts are poor.
Noble people, loving each other,
They see the grief of others and forget themselves.
If you want honor and the shine of mirrors, -
Don't envy others, and they will love you.
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Don't envy someone who is strong and rich. Sunset always follows dawn. Treat this short life, equal to a sigh, as if it was given to you on loan!
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I would like to mold my life from the smartest things
I didn’t think of it there, but I didn’t manage to do it here.
But Time is our efficient teacher!
As soon as you give me a slap on the head, you have become a little wiser.
Persian philosopher, mathematician, astronomer and poet. He contributed to algebra by constructing a classification of cubic equations and solving them using conic sections.
Born in the city of Nishapur, which is located in Khorasan (now the Iranian province of Khorasan Razavi). Omar was the son of a tent dweller, and he also had a younger sister named Aisha. At the age of 8 he began to study mathematics, astronomy, and philosophy deeply. At the age of 12, Omar became a student at the Nishapur madrasah. Later he studied at madrassas in Balkh, Samarkand and Bukhara. There he completed a course in Islamic law and medicine with honors, receiving the qualification of haki?ma, that is, a doctor. But medical practice was of little interest to him. He studied the works of the famous mathematician and astronomer Thabit ibn Kurra, and the works of Greek mathematicians.
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About love and the meaning of life
Poems and thoughts of Omar Khayyam about love and the meaning of life. In addition to the classical translations of I. Tkhorzhevsky and L. Nekora, rare translations of the late 19th and early 20th centuries are presented (Danilevsky-Alexandrov, A Press, A. Gavrilov, P. Porfirov, A. Yavorsky, V. Mazurkevich, V. Tardov, A. Gruzinsky, F. Korsh, A. Avchinnikov, I. Umov, T. Lebedinsky, V. Rafalsky), which are published for the first time after a hundred years. The publication is illustrated with works of Eastern and European painting.
About love
Which other poet remains relevant for more than a thousand years? Who has sung the praises of vices so much that you immediately want to throw yourself into the abyss of these vices? The quatrains of Omar Khayyam are as intoxicating as wine; they are as tender and daring as the embrace of oriental beauties.
Rubai. Book of Wisdom
Live so that every day is a holiday. Unique selection of rubai! This publication presents more than 1000 of the best translations of the Rubaiyat, including both popular and rarely published ones, little known to readers. Deep, imaginative, full of humor, sensuality and audacity, rubai have survived centuries. They allow us to enjoy the beauty of Eastern poetry and learn the worldly wisdom of the great poet and scientist.
Poems about love
“Is it really possible to imagine a person, unless he is a moral freak, in whom such a mixture and diversity of beliefs, opposing inclinations and directions, high virtues and base passions, painful doubts and hesitations could be combined and coexisted...” - to this perplexed The researcher's question has a short, comprehensive answer: it is possible, if we are talking about Omar Khayyam.
Quotes and aphorisms
You like even the shortcomings in a loved one, and even the advantages in an unloved person irritate you.
Why do you expect benefit from your wisdom? You will get milk from the goat sooner. Pretend to be a fool - and you will be more useful, And wisdom these days is cheaper than leeks.
Those who have been beaten by life will achieve more,
He who has eaten a pound of salt appreciates honey more.
He who shed tears laughs sincerely,
He who has died knows that he lives.
Don't forget that you are not alone:
And in the most difficult moments, God is next to you.
Never go back. There is no point in going back anymore. Even if there are the same eyes in which thoughts were drowning. Even if you are drawn to where everything was so nice, don’t ever go there, forget forever what happened. The same people live in the past that they always promised to love. If you remember this, forget it, don’t ever go there. Don't trust them, they are strangers. After all, they once left you. They killed faith in their souls, in love, in people and in themselves. Just live what you live and even though life looks like hell, look only forward, never go back.
A pensive soul tends towards loneliness.
I have never been repulsed by a person’s poverty; it’s another matter if his soul and thoughts are poor.
You can seduce a man who has a wife. You can seduce a man who has a mistress. But you cannot seduce a man who has a beloved woman.
Live at least a hundred years, at least ten hundred years,
You still have to leave this world.
Be a padishah or a beggar at the market,
There is only one price for you: there are no dignities for death.
Love can do without reciprocity, but friendship never can.
When you go away for five minutes,
Don't forget to keep your palms warm.
In the palms of those who are waiting for you,
In the palms of those who remember you...
No matter how great your wisdom is, it gives you as much milk as a goat’s milk! Isn't it wiser to just play the fool? “You’ll be better off for sure.”
You can't look into tomorrow today,
Just the thought of him makes my chest feel painful.
Who knows how many days you have left to live?
Don't waste them, be prudent.
Only those who are worse than us think badly of us, and those who are better than us... They simply have no time for us...
I asked the wisest: “What have you learned?
From your manuscripts? The wisest one said:
“Happy is he who is in the arms of a tender beauty
At night I’m far from the wisdom of books!”
Be happy in this moment. This moment is your life.
The lower a person's soul,
The higher the nose lifts!
He reaches his nose there,
Where the soul has not grown...
Don't say the man is a womanizer. If he had been monogamous, it wouldn’t have been your turn.
I think it's better to be alone
How to give the heat of the soul to “someone”
Giving a priceless gift to just anyone
Once you meet your loved one, you will not be able to fall in love.
Those who lose heart die before their time.
Don’t trust someone who speaks beautifully, there is always a game in his words.
Trust the one who silently does beautiful things.
Don't be afraid to give warming words,
And do good deeds.
The more wood you put on the fire,
The more heat will return.
Passion cannot be friends with deep love,
If he can, then they won’t be together for long.
Don't look at how someone else is smarter than everyone else,
And see if he is true to his word.
If he doesn’t throw his words to the wind -
There is no price for him, as you yourself understand.
Instead of looking for the truth, we would milk a goat!
Everything is bought and sold,
And life openly laughs at us.
We are indignant, we are indignant,
But we buy and sell.
Above all the teachings and rules on how to live correctly, I chose to affirm two foundations of dignity: It is better not to eat anything at all than to eat whatever is horrible; It's better to be alone than to be friends with just anyone.
Life is ashamed of those who sit and mourn,
He who does not remember joys does not forgive insults...
Topic of the issue: sayings, sayings of Omar Khayyam, quotes about life, short and long. Reading the famous sayings of the great philosopher is a great gift:
- I know that I know nothing, -
This is the last secret I have learned. - Silence is a shield from many troubles,
And chatter is always harmful.
A person's tongue is small
But how many lives did he ruin? - Consider the obvious in the world to be unimportant,
For the secret essence of things is not visible.
- How long will you please all sorts of brutes?
Only a fly can give his soul for food!
It is better to swallow tears than to gnaw on scraps. - Day after day for the New Year - and Ramadan has come,
He was forced to fast, as if he had been chained.
Almighty, deceive, but do not deprive the feast,
Let everyone think that Shawwal has arrived! (Muslim calendar month) - You burst into me like a hurricane, Lord,
And he knocked over my glass of wine, Lord!
I indulge in drunkenness, and you commit outrages?
Thunder strike me, since you are not drunk, Lord! - Don't brag that you don't drink - a lot is behind you,
Buddy, I know of much worse things. - As children we go to teachers for truth,
Afterwards they come to our doors for the truth.
Where is the truth? We came from a drop
Let's become the wind. This is the meaning of this tale, Khayyam! - For those who see the inside behind the appearance,
Evil and good are like gold and silver.
For both are given for a while,
For both evil and good will end soon. - I unraveled all the tight knots in the world,
Except for death, tied in a dead knot. - For the worthy there are no worthy rewards,
I'm glad to lay down my belly for a worthy one.
Do you want to know if hell exists?
Living among the unworthy is true hell! - One work that is always shameful is to exalt oneself,
Are you so great and wise? - dare to ask yourself. - Give free rein to all movements of the heart,
Don’t get tired of cultivating the garden of desires,
On a starry night, bliss on the silken grass:
At sunset - go to bed, at dawn - get up. - Although the wise man is not a miser and does not hoard wealth,
The world is bad for the wise without silver. - Noble people, loving each other,
They see the grief of others and forget themselves.
If you want honor and the shine of mirrors, -
Don't envy others, and they will love you. - You can lose everything, just save your soul, -
The cup would be filled again if there was wine.
- Above all else is love,
In the song of youth, the first word is love.
Oh, wretched ignoramus in the world of love,
Know that the basis of our entire life is love! (wise sayings about the life of Omar Khayyam) - Feed on the blood of your heart, but be independent.
It is better to swallow tears than to gnaw on scraps. - Why suffer needlessly for the sake of common happiness -
It’s better to give happiness to someone close. - O cruel sky, merciless God!
You've never helped anyone before.
If you see that the heart is charred with grief, -
You immediately add more burn. - You'd rather starve than eat anything
And it’s better to be alone than with just anyone. - Look at yourself among the people passing by,
Keep silent about your hopes until the end - hide them! - The dead don't care what the minute is, what the hour is,
Like water, like wine, like Baghdad, like Shiraz.
The full moon will be replaced by a new moon
Thousands of times after our death. - There are two ears, but one tongue is not given by chance -
Listen twice and speak only once! - Among those holding positions of great gentlemen
There are no joys in life due to many worries,
But come here: they are full of contempt
To everyone whose souls the worm of acquisition does not gnaw. (Omar Khayyam's sayings about life) - Wine is prohibited, but there are four “buts”:
It depends on who drinks wine, with whom, when and in moderation. - I have been tolerating the sky for a long time.
Maybe it's a reward for patience
Will send me a beauty of easy disposition
And he will send down a heavy jug at the same time. - There is no honor in humiliating someone who is defeated,
Being kind to those who have fallen in misfortune means a husband! - There are no nobler and sweeter plants,
Than black cypress and white lily.
He, having a hundred hands, does not push them forward;
She is always silent, having a hundred languages. - Paradise is the reward of the sinless for their obedience.
Would [the Almighty] give me something not as a reward, but as a gift! - Love is a fatal misfortune, but the misfortune is by the will of Allah.
Why do you blame what is always by the will of Allah?
A series of both evil and good arose - by the will of Allah.
Why do we need thunder and flames of Judgment - according to the will of Allah? (Omar Khayyam quotes about love) - If hell is for lovers and drunkards,
Then who do you order to be allowed into heaven? - Give me a jug of wine and a cup, oh my love,
We will sit with you in the meadow and on the bank of the stream!
The sky is full of beauties, from the beginning of existence,
It turned, my friend, into bowls and jugs - I know. - If only I had power over this evil sky,
I would crush it and replace it with another... - On the green carpets of Khorasan fields
Tulips grow from the blood of kings,
Violets grow from the ashes of beauties,
From the captivating moles between the eyebrows. - But these ghosts are barren (hell and heaven) for us
Both fears and hopes are an unchanging source.
Topic of the selection: wisdom of life, about love for a man and a woman, Omar Khayyam quotes and famous sayings about life, short and long, about love and people... Omar Khayyam’s brilliant statements about various aspects of a person’s life path have become famous throughout the world.
And today we have the wise sayings of Omar Khayyam, time-tested.
The era of Omar Khayyam, which gave birth to his wise sayings.
Omar Khayyam (18.5.1048 - 4.12.1131) lived during the Eastern Middle Ages. Born in Persia (Iran) in the city of Nishapur. There he received a good education.
The outstanding abilities of Omar Khayyam led him to continue his education in the largest centers of science - the cities of Balkh and Samarkand.
Already at the age of 21, he became a major scientist - mathematician, astronomer. Omar Khayyam wrote mathematical works that were so outstanding that some of them have survived to this day. Some of his books have also reached us.
He left a major scientific legacy, including a calendar according to which the entire East lived from 1079 until the mid-19th century. The calendar is still called that way: the Omar Khayyam Calendar. This calendar is better and more accurate than the later introduced Gregorian calendar, which we live by now.
Omar Khayyam was the wisest and most educated man. Astronomer, astrologer, mathematician, horoscope specialist - everywhere he was an advanced, greatest scientist.
Still, Omar Khayyam became especially famous for his wise sayings, which he rhymed in quatrains - rubai. They have reached our time, there are many hundreds of them on different topics: about life, about love, about God, about wine and women.
We will get acquainted with some of the wise sayings of Omar Khayyam, dear readers, here.
Wise sayings of Omar Khayyam about life.
Do not mourn, mortal, yesterday's losses,
Don’t measure today by tomorrow’s standard,
Believe neither the past nor the future minute,
Believe the current minute - be happy now!
Silence is a shield from many troubles,
And chatter is always harmful.
A person's tongue is small
But how many lives he ruined!
In this dark world
Consider it true only
Spiritual wealth,
For it will never depreciate.
If you can, don’t worry about time passing,
Do not burden your soul with the past or the future,
Spend your treasures while you're alive,
After all, you will still appear in the next world as poor.
To live your life wisely, you need to know a lot,
Remember two important rules to get started:
You'd rather starve than eat anything
And it’s better to be alone than with just anyone.
Omar Khayyam 
If you have a nook to live in,
In our vile times, even a piece of bread,
If you are not a servant to anyone, not a master,
You are happy and truly high in spirit.
Nobility and meanness, courage and fear -
Everything is built into our bodies from birth.
Until death we will become neither better nor worse -
We are the way Allah created us!
The wind of life is sometimes fierce.
In general, however, life is good.
And it’s not scary when black bread
It's scary when a black soul...
Don't make others angry and don't be angry yourself,
We are guests in this mortal world.
And, if something goes wrong, accept it!
Be smart and smile.
Think with a cool head.
After all, everything is natural in the world:
The evil you emitted
Will definitely come back to you!
I know the world: in it a thief sits on a thief,
A wise man always loses an argument with a fool,
The dishonest shames the honest,
And a drop of happiness drowns in a sea of grief...
Wise sayings of Omar Khayyam about love.
Beware of causing wounds
The soul that protects and loves you.
It hurts a lot more.
And, having forgiven everything, he will understand and will not judge.
Taking all the pain and bitterness from you,
Resignedly will remain in torment.
You will not hear insolence in words.
You will not see an evil tear sparkle.
Beware of causing wounds
To someone who does not respond with brute force.
And who cannot heal the scars.
Anyone who will humbly meet your blow.
Beware of cruel wounds yourself,
Which inflicts on your soul
The one you keep as a talisman,
But whoever carries you in his soul does not.
We are so cruel to those who are vulnerable.
Helpless for those we love.
We keep traces of countless wounds,
Which we will forgive... but we will not forget!!!
Can only be shown to sighted people.
Sing the song only to those who hear.
Give yourself to someone who will be grateful
Who understands, loves and appreciates you.
We are unlikely to enter this world again,
We won’t find our friends again.
Seize the moment! After all, it won't happen again,
Just as you yourself will not repeat yourself in it.
In this world, love is the adornment of people;
To be deprived of love is to be without friends.
The one whose heart has not clung to the drink of love,
He's a donkey, even though he doesn't wear donkey ears!
Woe to the heart that is colder than ice,
Doesn't glow with love, doesn't know about it,
And for the heart of a lover - a day spent
Without a lover - the most wasted of days!
Don't count your friends against each other!
Not your friend who is driven by curiosity,
and the one who will happily share the takeoff with you...
And whoever is in trouble... will hear your quiet cry...
Omar Khayyam
Yes, a woman is like wine
Where's the wine?
It's important for a man
Know a sense of proportion.
Don't look for reasons
In wine, if drunk -
It's not the culprit.
Yes, in a woman, as in a book, there is wisdom.
Can understand its great meaning
Only literate.
And don't be angry with the book,
Kohl, an ignoramus, could not read it.
Omar Khayyam
Wise sayings of Omar Khayyam about God and religion.
God exists, and everything is God! This is the center of knowledge
I took it from the Book of the Universe.
I saw the radiance of Truth with my heart,
And the darkness of godlessness burned to the ground.
They rage in cells, mosques and churches,
Hope to enter heaven and fear of hell.
Only in the soul who understands the secret of the world,
The juice of these weeds has dried up and withered away.
Not a word in the Book of Fate can be changed.
Those who suffer forever cannot be excused.
You can drink your bile until the end of your life:
Life cannot be shortened and cannot be lengthened. Omar Khayyam
The goal of the creator and the pinnacle of creation is us.
Wisdom, reason, the source of insight are us.
This circle of the universe is like a ring.
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There is a cut diamond in it, without a doubt, we are!
What a contemporary said about the wisdom of Omar Khayyam, about his life and death.
Omar Khayyam had many students who left memories of him.
Here are the memories of one of them:
“Once in the city of Bali, on the street of slave traders, in the emir’s palace, at a feast during a cheerful conversation, our teacher Omar Khayyam said: “I will be buried in a place where always on the days of the spring equinox a fresh wind will shower the flowers of the fruit branches.” Twenty-four years later I visited Nishapur, where this great man was buried, and asked to be shown his grave. I was taken to the cemetery of Khaira, and I saw the grave at the foot of the garden wall, shaded by pear and apricot trees and showered with flower petals so that it was completely hidden under them. I remembered the words spoken in Balkh and began to cry. Nowhere in the whole world, up to its inhabited borders, was there a man like him.”
Many centuries have passed, and rubai about love, the scientist, and also the philosopher Omar Khayyam are on the lips of many. Quotes about love for a woman, aphorisms from his little quatrains are quite often posted as statuses on social networks, as they carry deep meaning, the wisdom of the ages.
It is worth noting that Omar Khayyam went down in history, first of all, as a scientist who made a number of important scientific discoveries, thereby going far ahead of his time.
Seeing the statuses taken from the work of the great Azerbaijani philosopher, one can perceive a certain pessimistic mood, but by deeply analyzing the words, as well as phrases, the hidden subtext of the quote is captured, one can see the ardent, deep love for life. Just a few lines can convey a clear protest against the imperfections of the world around us, thus, statuses can indicate the life position of the person who posted them.
Poems by the famous philosopher, describing love for a woman and, in fact, for life itself, can be easily found on the World Wide Web. Winged sayings, aphorisms, as well as phrases in pictures carry centuries, they so subtly trace thoughts about the meaning of life, the purpose of man on Earth.
Omar Khayyam’s book “Rubai of Love” is a capacious combination of wisdom, slyness, and sophisticated humor. In many quatrains you can read not only about high feelings for a woman, but also judgments about God, statements about wine, the meaning of life. All this is not without reason. The ancient thinker masterfully polished each line of the quatrain, like a skilled jeweler polishing the edges of a precious stone. But how do lofty words about fidelity and feelings for a woman combine with lines about wine, since the Koran at that time strictly forbade the consumption of wine?
In the poems of Omar Khayyam, the drinking person was a kind of symbol of freedom; in the rubai, a departure from the established framework - religious canons - is clearly visible. The thinker’s lines about life carry subtle subtext, which is why wise quotes and phrases are still relevant today.
Omar Khayyam did not take his poetry seriously; most likely, rubai were written for the soul, allowing him to take a little break from scientific work and look at life philosophically. Quotes, as well as phrases from the rubaiyat, talking about love, have turned into aphorisms, catchphrases and, after many centuries, continue to live, as evidenced by statuses on social networks. But the poet did not at all crave such fame, because his vocation was the exact sciences: astronomy and mathematics.
In the hidden meaning of the poetic lines of the Tajik-Persian poet, a person is considered the highest value; the main purpose of being in this world, in his opinion, is to find one’s own happiness. That is why the poems of Omar Khayyam contain so many discussions about fidelity, friendship, and the relationship of men to women. The poet protests against selfishness, wealth and power, this is evidenced by succinct quotes and phrases from his works.
Wise lines, which over time turned into popular sayings, advise both men and women to find the love of their lives, look into their inner world, look for a light invisible to others, and thus understand the meaning of their existence on Earth.
A person's wealth is his spiritual world. Wise thoughts, quotes, and phrases of the philosopher do not age over the centuries, but rather are filled with new meaning, which is why they are often used as social network statuses.
Omar Khayyam is a humanist; he perceives a person, along with his spiritual values, as something valuable. It encourages you to enjoy life, find love, and enjoy every minute you live. The unique style of presentation allows the poet to express what cannot be conveyed in plain text.
Statuses from social networks give an idea of a person’s thoughts and values, even without ever seeing him. Wise lines, quotes and phrases speak of the subtle mental organization of the person who presented them as statuses. Aphorisms about fidelity say that finding love is a huge reward from God, it must be appreciated, it is revered by both women and men throughout their lives.