Rubaiyat of Khayyam: English-Persian with Phonetics

A cup of Forbidden Wine – The Rubaiyat of Khayyam (English-Persian Edition with Phonetics)

This is a book with Translation and Phonetic Transcription. If you already know Persian language and need to learn how to read the Rubaiyat of Khayyam, there is a Persian version with Phonetic Transcription. 

Who is Omar Khayyam?

Omar Khayyam Neyshaburi, known as Hojjato-l-Hagh, was a Persian polymath, astronomer, mathematician and poet that is known as one of the most influential scientists of the Middle Ages. He was born on May 18, 1048 in northeast of Persia, in Nishapur. He died on December 4, 1131. He lived in the time that the Seljuq dynasty ruled the country. His collection of Rubaiyat (1859) was translated into English by Edward FitzGerald.

All Quatrains translated from Persian into English

Reading the poems of Persian poets helps a lot to learn more about the history of Persia, in this case Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. The Persian learners and English speakers who are interested in poetry would like to read his works. All his quatrains (Rubaiyat) are provided bilingually in this book, i.e., in Persian and English languages. The most famous English translation of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam by Edward FitzGerald is provided in this book.

All Quatrains transliterated in English

One of the challenges you may face is how to read Khayyam quatrains. Therefore, this book is for you! In this book, you will learn how to read Rubaiyat of Khayyam. As all quatrains are transliterated, this book is the best guide for Persian learners to deal with their pronunciation problems. Since Persian is a language of literature and poetry, reading Persian poems is a great opportunity to learn about Persia and its culture and history. You can enjoy reading poems, learn more about Persian proverbs, culture and history.

The book features:

• An Introduction by Edward FitzGerald (1809- 1883) about Omar Khayyam is included
• Alphabetical list of hemistiches is presented as a guide to help readers find the quatrains easily
• Tables of Phonetic symbols are provided
• Transliterations of all quatrains are provided
• Translation of Rubaiyat by Edward FitzGerald (1809- 1883) comes at the end of each quatrain
• Useful for poetry lovers
• A user-friendly poetry book for Persian learners
• A great opportunity to enrich Persian learning experience
• A valuable experience of reading the poems of a great poet, Omar Khayyam
• With this book, you will not face with pronunciation problems in reading Rubaiyat of Khayyam
• Based on the Ghazvini and Ghani Edition
• 111 quatrains

A Gift for Poetry Lovers!

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