Back to Medieval Source Book | ORB Main Page | Links to Other Medieval Sites | Medieval Sourcebook: Omar Khayyam (d. 1123 CE): The Rubaiyat, c. 1120 This is not the famous translation by Edward Fitgerald, but a more complete version by E. H. Whinfield. The Fitzgerald translation is online at The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (first edition), trans. by Edward FitzGerald (page images Omar Khayyam (d.

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayam - includes Omar Khayyam's poetry in its original language as well as in English.

A biography and information about the contributions to mathematics by Omar Khayyam.

Back to Medieval Source Book | ORB Main Page | Links to Other Medieval Sites | Medieval Sourcebook: Omar Khayyam: The Rubiayat, c. 1120 CE The Rubiayat Begins I Wake! For the Sun behind yon Eastern height Has chased the Session of the Stars from Night; And to the field of Heav'n ascending, strikes The Sultan's Turret with a Shaft of Light. Awake Morning: For the sun behind yon eastern height.] ...