Persian Poems, an Anthology of Verse Translations

A. J. Arberry A. V. Williams Jackson Absál arms beauty behold bird blest blood blow bosom brave breast breath bright Champion charms cheek clouds cried dark death didst divine dost doth dust E. G. Browne E. H. Palmer earth Eternal eyes face fair fame fate father fear Firdausi fire flame flow flower garden gaze Gertrude Bell glory glow grace grief Hafiz hand hast hath heart heaven Jami Khayyám king Lailí light lips live love's lovers Majnún mighty Moon mortal ne'er never night Nightingale o'er Omar Khayyám once Persian poetry plain prayer R. A. Nicholson rose round Rubáiyát Rustem Sa'di SALÁMÁN Saum secret Shíráz sigh Sir William Jones slave Sohráb Song sorrow soul spirit spring star Sultán sweet tears thee thine thou art thought throne translated Twas verse warrior wild wind wine wing wonder youth Zál