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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE RUBAIYAT, 1879 EDITION: 60, by OMAR KHAYYAM Poet's Biography
First Line: The mighty mahmud, allah-breathing lord
Last Line: Scatters before him with his whirlwind sword.
Alternate Author Name(s): Khayyam, Omar
Subject(s): Time
First Line: The mighty mahmud, allah-breathing lord
Last Line: Scatters before him with his whirlwind sword.
Alternate Author Name(s): Khayyam, Omar
Subject(s): Time
The mighty Mahmud, Allah-breathing Lord,
That all the misbelieving and black Horde
Of Fears and Sorrows that infest the Soul
Scatters before him with his whirlwind Sword.
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