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For comparison, here are two versions of the same quatrain by FitzGerald, from the and editions:. This quatrain has a close correspondence in two of the quatrains in the Bodleian Library ms. In the literal prose translation of Edward Heron-Allen I desire a little ruby wine and a book of verses, Just enough to keep me alive, and half a loaf is needful; And then, that I and thou should sit in a desolate place Is better than the kingdom of a sultan.
If a loaf of wheaten-bread be forthcoming, a gourd of wine, and a thigh-bone of mutton, and then, if thou and I be sitting in the wilderness, — that would be a joy to which no sultan can set bounds. Multilingual edition, published in by Tahrir Iran Co. Two English editions by Edward Henry Whinfield — consisted of quatrains in and in This translation was fully revised and some cases fully translated anew by Ali Salami and published by Mehrandish Books. Whinfield's translation is, if possible, even more free than FitzGerald's; Quatrain 84 equivalent of FitzGerald's quatrain XI in his 1st edition, as above reads:.
In the sweet spring a grassy bank I sought And thither wine and a fair Houri brought; And, though the people called me graceless dog, Gave not to Paradise another thought! John Leslie Garner published an English translation of quatrains in His was also a free, rhyming translation. Justin Huntly McCarthy — Member of Parliament for Newry published prose translations of quatrains in In Spring time I love to sit in the meadow with a paramour perfect as a Houri and goodly jar of wine, and though I may be blamed for this, yet hold me lower than a dog if ever I dream of Paradise.
Richard Le Gallienne — produced a verse translation, subtitled "a paraphrase from several literal translations", in In his introductory note to the reader, Le Gallienne cites McCarthy 's "charming prose" as the chief influence on his version. Some example quatrains follow:. Look not above, there is no answer there; Pray not, for no one listens to your prayer; Near is as near to God as any Far, And Here is just the same deceit as There.
God gave the secret, and denied it me? Give thanks to Him who foreordained it thus— Surely He loves to hear the glasses clink!
Edward Heron-Allen — published a prose translation in He also wrote an introduction to an edition of Frederick Rolfe Baron Corvo 's translation into English of Nicolas's French translation. The English novelist and orientalist Jessie Cadell — consulted various manuscripts of the Rubaiyat with the intention of producing an authoritative edition. Her translation of quatrains was published posthumously in Arberry in attempted a scholarly edition of Khayyam, based on thirteenth-century manuscripts.
However, his manuscripts were subsequently exposed as twentieth-century forgeries. The authors claimed it was based on a twelfth-century manuscript located in Afghanistan, where it was allegedly utilized as a Sufi teaching document. But the manuscript was never produced, and British experts in Persian literature were easily able to prove that the translation was in fact based on Edward Heron Allen's analysis of possible sources for FitzGerald's work.
Should our day's portion be one mancel loaf, A haunch of mutton and a gourd of wine Set for us two alone on the wide plain, No Sultan's bounty could evoke such joy. A gourd of red wine and a sheaf of poems — A bare subsistence, half a loaf, not more — Supplied us two alone in the free desert: What Sultan could we envy on his throne?
Bowen is also credited as being one of the first scholars to question Robert Graves' and Omar Ali-Shah's translation of the Rubaiyat. A modern version of quatrains, claiming to be "as literal an English version of the Persian originals as readability and intelligibility permit", was published in by Peter Avery and John Heath-Stubbs. Their edition provides two versions of the thematic quatrain, the first 98 considered by the Persian writer Sadeq Hedayat to be a spurious attribution.
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I need a jug of wine and a book of poetry, Half a loaf for a bite to eat, Then you and I, seated in a deserted spot, Will have more wealth than a Sultan's realm. If chance supplied a loaf of white bread, Two casks of wine and a leg of mutton, In the corner of a garden with a tulip-cheeked girl, There'd be enjoyment no Sultan could outdo.
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In , the Rubaiyat was translated by a Persian for the first time. The Wine of Nishapour is the collection of Khayyam's poetry by Shahrokh Golestan, including Golestan's pictures in front of each poem. In spring if a houri-like sweetheart Gives me a cup of wine on the edge of a green cornfield, Though to the vulgar this would be blasphemy, If I mentioned any other Paradise, I'd be worse than a dog. In Ahmad Saidi — produced an English translation of quatrains grouped into 10 themes.
Born and raised in Iran, Saidi went to the United States in and attended college there. He served as the head of the Persian Publication Desk at the U. His quatrains include the original Persian verses for reference alongside his English translations. His focus was to faithfully convey, with less poetic license, Khayyam's original religious, mystical, and historic Persian themes, through the verses as well as his extensive annotations. Two example quatrains follow:. Ah, would there were a loaf of bread as fare, A joint of lamb, a jug of vintage rare, And you and I in wilderness encamped— No Sultan's pleasure could with ours compare.
The sphere upon which mortals come and go, Has no end nor beginning that we know; And none there is to tell us in plain truth: Whence do we come and whither do we go. Adolf Friedrich von Schack — published a German translation in Friedrich Martinus von Bodenstedt — published a German translation in The translation eventually consisted of quatrains.
Mag man mich schelten: Ich lasse keinen andern Himmel gelten. The first French translation, of quatrains in prose, was made by J. Nicolas, chief interpreter at the French embassy in Persia in The best-known version in French is the free verse edition by Franz Toussaint — published in The Big Red Book.
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