Rubaiyat Author:E. Fitzgerald, Omar Khayyam Omar?s beautiful quatrains are being read more today than over before. Lines from the Rbaiyat are immortal. But behind the simple beauty of his verses is a wisdom and a controversial philosophy and code of ethics that has contributed to the lasting quality of these immortal lines. This volume contains the standard Fitzgerald translation and two ... more »variations, plus his Introduction and extensive footnotes« less