rubaiyat

Introduction From my early youth when I first read the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, I have been enthralled by the verses of that world- renowned Persian poet and his type of poetry.  Of course, it was not the poet himself but rather Edward Fitzgerald who first translated his stanzas into English thus making this mathematician-astronomer … Continued

By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer From my early youth when I first read the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, I have been enthralled by the verses of that world-renowned poet and his type of poetry.  Of course, it was not the poet himself but rather Edward Fitzgerald who first translated his stanzas into English thus … Continued

By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer CHAPTER I Where the Breezes Blow The wind blowing across Saskatchewan’s desert waste Blew me misery and hardship and a bitter taste, Made me forget my youthful thrills and joys After I grew in years and worldly ways embraced.   In past years, I hunted on the cold western … Continued