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Persian miniaturist-style fresco, late-16th/early-17th century
Chehel Sotoun Palace, Isfahan, Iran
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"Since, in this moment, of your past pleasures you only have the memories;
since, for love consumed, you have only the cup of wine (1),
since, finally, you retain only this,
rejoice in this possession and let not the cup slip from your hands."
Omar Khayyam, The Rubaiyat (quatrain 122)
(1) Literally, this verse should be translated “Since, for cooked [consumed, capable, intelligent, trustworthy, reliable] friend
you have only the raw [blunt, unintelligent] cup of wine…»
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