May 30, 2024

In the rich tapestry of Persian poetry, few lines resonate as deeply and universally as Omar Khayyam’s quatrain from “The Rubaiyat”:  The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on:   Nor all thy Piety nor Wit   Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line,  Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it. …