Omar Khayyam was a philosopher, mathematician and poet sometime during 11th century. He was in Persia. I have selected his verses from the translation by Fitzgerald. Translation has an inherent deficiency of some ineffectiveness
Please enjoy these verses – even if there is no value to it, it should be a fun endeavor to “decode” it
My next message post is with the meaning and my interpretation. Please skip it so you can enjoy your own fun trip of solving a mystery
I write this once a year. It is said that it is a sin not to reveal some secrets
The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ,
Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit
Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line,
Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it.
And this reviving Herb whose tender Green
Fledges the River-Lip on which we lean
Ah, lean upon it lightly!
for who knows From what once lovely Lip
it springs unseen!
Ah, my Beloved, fill the Cup
that clears TO-DAY of past Regrets and Future Fears: To-morrow!
That ev’n my buried Ashes such a Snare
Of Perfume shall fling up into the Air
As not a True Believer passing by
But shall be overtaken unaware.
The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ,
Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit
Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line,
Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it.
The moving finger – karma
Having writ – once done
Piety not wit – being religious or wit (dahpan)
All thy tears – begging pleading – remorse
Half a line or word – the effects of karma
A warning – be careful of your karma. Once done, the effects cannot be undone. No matter what ( Patanjali says even a thought of bad karma has the same effect as doing the karma )
And this reviving Herb whose tender Green
Fledges the River-Lip on which we lean
Ah, lean upon it lightly!
for who knows From what once lovely Lip
it springs unseen!
Ah, my Beloved, fill the Cup
that clears TO-DAY of past Regrets and Future Fears: To-morrow!
Reviving herb , tender green – intuitive knowledge / perception that is fresh
Fledges the river lip – a reminder that there is constant ever green flood of divine perception ( or Brahma nadi )
Which we lean – a person of purity leans on this divine perception
Lean lightly – without ego ( ego is a dead weight)
It springs unseen – God
My beloved – God
Fill the cup – nectar of intuitive perception of God
Clears today of past regrets – washes karma that we don’t suffer today and the future is fearless
This is a bold verse. We suffer the effects of karma. We live in fear of tomorrow and what future may bring us How do we wash karma ? One should make decisions guided by intuitive divine perception. This divine guidance is always there. Rely on it by abolishing ego. This intuitive guidance comes from God. If you can go beyond just the perception, in time you will connect with God. Once connected, karma is washed and you become fearless. If there is fear, we have yet to connect to God. This is a simple test. Hence Abhay is divine status
That ev’n my buried Ashes such a Snare
Of Perfume shall fling up into the Air
As not a True Believer passing by
But shall be overtaken unaware.
Ashes buried – ego permanently destroyed. It is ashes because it is visible outwardly only for purpose of communication. Otherwise it is destroyed
Ego is a trap / snare – it captures
When ego is destroyed – the pure consciousness declares itself as something very attractive / alluring like perfume
Overtaken unaware – Anyone without any experience will get some benefit without their knowledge. This is satsang
Once ego is permanently destroyed, one can remain established in divine consciousness ( stith pragna ). This status has an inherent fragrance that has the power to affect changes in all who are near them – subtle but profoundly
In short, I have selected three verses. The first verse talks about the effects of karma which is meted out to all
The next verse is a guidance on how to live and how to abolish karma
The last verse is a solution – to quickly get connected to divine consciousness. The company of those who have reached that status – will change us without our knowledge even if they do not give one word of advise or lecture. After all the fragrance of divine consciousness is incomparable in its beauty, power, effectiveness, ever flowing joy, depth, vastness, love
Bhavin
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