Before you were dust, the world turned without you. After you are dust, it will turn again. So be kind while you are briefly here.

The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam

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Why it matters

The idea in context

The Rubáiyát is a set of Persian quatrains attributed to the poet-mathematician Omar Khayyam (1048–1131), famous in the West via Edward FitzGerald's translation.

Türkçe

Aynı kart, başka bir dilde.

Sen toz olmadan önce de dünya sensiz dönüyordu. Sen toz olduktan sonra da yine dönecek. Bu yüzden kısacık buradayken nazik ol.
Ömer Hayyam'ın Rubaileri

Rubâiyat, şair-matematikçi Ömer Hayyam'a (1048–1131) atfedilen Farsça dörtlükler dizisidir; Batı'da Edward FitzGerald'ın çevirisiyle ünlenmiştir.

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Background reading: Omar KhayyamAttribution and context are revised when stronger evidence appears. Corrections are welcome through the editorial page.
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