First Entry

Salam..

As this is my very first entry, I will write 2 of my favourite rubaiyats by the famous Omar Khayyam

For those who does not know, rubaiyat is a type of Persian poetry that is written in 4 lines, in which the all the lines rhyme except for the third line (ala2 pantun), but since these are english translations, the translator did his best to get the meaning but I guess it's difficult to rhyme all the lines..

Happiness

Be happy, for anguish shall be boundless;
In the wheel of Heaven there shall be a conjunction of stars;
The brick which men shall mould out of your dust,
will become the wall of other men's palace.

(be happy while you may because the wheel of life is determined in Heaven and it may bring you anguish, after all, after you die you will become dust which in the future will be used to make the bricks of other people's palace)


The Game of Chess

We are but chessmen in God's scheme of things,
The most are merely pawns, a few are kings;
And when our game is done
Back in the box we tumble one by one.

(i think this is quite straight forward; our destiny is determined by Allah, and whoever we are,in the end to Him we will return)