From The
Wine of Nishapur
Photographs by Shahrokh Golestan
Omar Khayyam poems translated by Karim Emami
Original caligraphy by Nassrollah Afje'i
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Have a good time, Khayyam, if you are merry with wine,
And if you are with a tulip-cheeked companion.
As death and destruction are in the cards for everyone,
Imagine that you are now dead; enjoy yourself while you can!