In the prologue of one work written in this language, the speaker describes an object that moves “men and women to tears.” “The Song of the Reed-Flute” was written in this language, and serves as the prologue for the poetry collection Spiritual Couplets. Another poetry collection written in this language describes how “the moving finger writes,” and consists of 51 quatrains. In an Edward Fitzgerald translation of a poetry collection in this language, the speaker wishes for “a jug of wine, a loaf of bread, and Thou beside [him].” For 10 points, name this language used by Omar Khayyam to write the Rubaiyat.
In the prologue of one work written in this language, the speaker describes an object that moves “men and women to tears.” “The Song of the Reed-Flute” was written in this language, and serves as the prologue for the poetry collection Spiritual Couplets. Another poetry collection written in this language describes how “the moving finger writes,” and consists of 51 quatrains. In an Edward Fitzgerald translation of a poetry collection in this language, the speaker wishes for “a jug of wine, a loaf of bread, and Thou beside [him].” For 10 points, name this language used by Omar Khayyam to write the Rubaiyat.
In the prologue of one work written in this language, the speaker describes an object that moves “men and women to tears.”