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The lunar crater Omer Khayyam was named in his honour in 1970, as was the minor planet 3095 Omar Khayyam discovered by Soviet astronomer Lyudmid a Zhuravlyova in 1980

Rubai

bazme ast ki vaa maa.nda-e-sad jamshed ast
qasrest ki takiya-gaah-e-sad bahraam ast

Omar Khayyam

Rubai

dar raah chunaa.n rau ki salaamat na-kunand
baa KHalq chunaa.n zii ki qayaamat na-kunand

Omar Khayyam

Rubai

chandaa.n ba-rau ii.n rah ki du.ii bar-KHezad
gar niist du.ii za rah-ravii bar-KHezad

Omar Khayyam

Rubai

imroz ki baa-KHudii na-daanistii hech
fardaa ki za KHud ravii che KHvaahii daanist

Omar Khayyam

Masnavi

har ki aarad qand lauzina KHurad
tayyibaat az bahr-e-ki lit-tayyibii.n

Rumi

Rubai

tuu fakHr ba-dii.n kunii ki man mai na-kHuram
sad kaar kunii ki mai Gulaamast aa.n raa

Omar Khayyam

Persian Kalam

ba-mulaazimaan-e-sultaa.n ki rasaanad ii.n du.aa raa
ki ba-shukr-e-paadshaahii ze nazar maraa.n gadaa raa

Hafiz

Persian Sufi Poetry

ishqast-o-aashiqast ki baaqiist taa-abad
dil juz barii.n menah ki ba-juz musta.aar niist

Rumi

Persian Kalam

dil-bar-e-mastaana raa chashm baruu-e-ki buud
baada ze dast-e-ki KHurd mast ba-buu-e-ki buud

Ahmad Jam

Persian Sufi Poetry

ba-go naamash ki har ki naam-e-uu guft
ba-vaqt-e-marg shiirii.n shud dahaanash

Rumi

Masnavi

maatam ii.n taa KHud ki suurat chuu.n buvad
az halaavat-haa ki daarad jaur-e-tuu

Rumi

Persian Sufi Poetry

kase kuu chunii.n shud ki man vasf kardam
yaqii.n daa.n ki uu paadshaah-e-jahaa.n shud

Hakeem Sanai

Masnavi

ki panaaham diin-e-muusaa raa-o-pusht

Rumi

Kalaam

aaj bathaavaa saajan ke ghar ai mai.n vaarii rai
vaarii vaarii jaa۔uu.n apne piyaa ke ai mai.n vaarii rai

Amir Khusrau

Kalaam

aadam se jab aadmii nikle aadam ka.nh se aayaa rai
sabhii malaayak siis navaa ve.n harinii ne ye gaayaa re

Zamin

Masnavi

zaa.n-ki mashGuulam ba-ahvaal-e-daruu.n

Rumi

Persian Sufi Poetry

har suurate ki diidii har nukta kai shaniidii
bad-dil ma-sho kai rafta.n ziiraana aa.n chunaan-ast

Rumi

Persian Sufi Poetry

aanaa.n ki KHaak raa ba-nazar kiimiyaa kunand
aayaa buvad ki gosha-e-chashme ba-maa kunand

Hafiz

Rubai

KHvaahii ki hama jahaa.n turaa ba-pasandad
mii baash ba-KHush-dilii-o-KHud raa ma-pasand

Omar Khayyam