Baluch Persian Rug ~ Khayyam's Poetry |
Rhubayait of Omar Khayyam: Fitzgerald
translation
LXX.
The Ball no question makes of Ayes and Noes,
But Here or There as strikes the Player goes;
And He that toss'd you down into the Field,
He knows about it all--HE knows--HE knows!
LXX.
The Ball no question makes of Ayes and Noes,
But Here or There as strikes the Player goes;
And He that toss'd you down into the Field,
He knows about it all--HE knows--HE knows!
~
Halfling Spring, a poem called "Delving"
iii.
i am like a ball pitched
by a bored god
pulled from a ragged
pocket, and tossed
i find myself travelling
with purpose, at speed
unerring and true
i am aimed at you
(c) Joanne Arnott
The tent-maker is one of those unifying forces, the ongoing responses to his works in manifold fields bring much beauty to the world in an ongoing way.
The only French folk song that I learned from my family, that my grandmother translated for me, was about rolling one's ball along, and finding all forms of adventure and trouble.
The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám
رباعیات عمر خیام
from Shahriar Shahriari's blog |
A friend told me that he carried this book on his travels, in his youth, and I liked to imagine that: I mentioned it to my son, who responded that this was the book he chose to accompany him on his most recent journey.
Sources:
Image: "Baluch rugs are tribal hand-woven rugs made in the southern part of
Iran by nomadic Baluch tribes.... The Baluch people are very kind and simple and weave these rugs
mainly to express themselves and follow an ancient Persian tradition,
which dates back thousands of years. Colors of Baluch rugs are usually
predominantly a rich burgundy with some very dark navy blue and accents
of ivory.
They frequently have either an overall pattern, or a prayer rug design.
Any Baluch Persian rug is one of a kind and has absolutely no
duplicates anywhere in the world." http://www.farsinet.com/persianrug/saghi.html
+ http://www.farsinet.com/persianrug/history.html
+ http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/islam/learning/khayyam.html
Lovely online Rubáiyát source:
http://www.netnik.com/khayyam/ruby35.html
Shahriar Shahriari's Rubáiyát site, http://www.okonlife.com/poems/page5.htm
Poetry is not the only way that humans have for synthesizing reality & tidying up the world; also see, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_Khayy%C3%A1m
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/media/57049/Quadrilateral-of-Omar-Khayyam-Omar-Khayyam-constructed-the-quadrilateral-shown
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