The Rubaiyat: A Victorious Ride Into the Distance Sunset Omar Khayyam believes that every moment on earth is extremely precious and should be lived to the fullest. In his verses titled “The Rubaiyat” Khayyam presents evidence of the passage of life and the uncertainty of any existence after death in a hope to inspire a sense of higher value of life in the reader. The author uses vivid metaphors expressing the only things that are …showed first 75 words of 689 total…

…showed last 75 words of 689 total…with “The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on: nor all your Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all your Tears was out a Word of it” (LXXI). The reader is both encouraged and warned that there is no changing the past; no going back. So when you are in the moment, make the most of it so you will have no regrets after it has passed.