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Omar Khayyam
1048–1122
A poet, mathematician, and astronomer from medieval Persia, he remains one of history’s most fascinating literary figures. His quatrains are famous for their wit, melancholy, and sharp reflections on time, fate, and pleasure.
7 Audiobooks
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
by Omar Khayyam
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, and Salámán and Absál Together with a Life of Edward Fitzgerald and an Essay on Persian Poetry by Ralph Waldo Emerson
by Omar Khayyam, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Jami
The Persian Literature, Comprising The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat, The Divan, and The Gulistan, Volume 1
by Firdawsi, active 14th century Ḥāfiẓ, Omar Khayyam
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam, Rendered into English Verse
by Omar Khayyam
The Sufism of the Rubáiyát, or, the Secret of the Great Paradox
by Omar Khayyam
The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam
by Omar Khayyam
Teltantekijän lauselmia
by Omar Khayyam
About the author
Born in Nishapur in 1048, Omar Khayyam was celebrated in his own lifetime not just as a poet but as a scholar of mathematics, astronomy, and philosophy. Modern reference works describe him as a major Persian polymath, and his scientific work included studies of algebra and calendar reform.
For many readers today, though, his name is tied above all to the Rubaiyat, the short, epigram-like verses attributed to him. These poems move easily between skepticism, wonder, joy, and grief, giving them a voice that still feels surprisingly modern.
His life ended in Nishapur in 1131. Even centuries later, Khayyam’s reputation bridges literature and science, making him a rare figure whose legacy belongs equally to poetry lovers and to the history of ideas.