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Khayyám's date of birth was determined by Swámí Govinda Tírtha, in this most comprehensive treatment of the life and works of Omar Khayyam. It presents a variety of bibliographic details on his life and work, texts and translations of the quatrains with references to corresponding quatrains in various sources.

Foreword v
Ovation ix
Bibliography I. History and notices regarding 'Omar Khayyám I
Bibliography II. 'Omar Khayyám's Scientific and Philosophical works IX
Bibliography III. Manuscripts and editions of 'Omar Khayyám's Quatrains XI
Bibliography IV. Works of other Persian Authors XXIII

Introduction:
§ I. How this work began XXVII
§ II. Environments of 'Omar Khayyám XXIX
§ III. The date of 'Omar Khayyäm's birth in doubt. XXX
§ IV. The date of 'Omar Khayyám's birth determined XXXII
§ V. Verification of the above solution by direct calculation from Zích-i Ílkhání XXXV
§ VI. The Horoscope of 'Omar Khayyám according to elements of motions of Planets now known XXXVII
§ VII. Astrological Life-sketch of the above Horoscope XL
§ VIII. The light which 'Omar Khayyám's writings throw on his life XLII
§ IX. Eye-witnesses L
§ X. Other important notices regarding 'Omar Khayyám LVI
§ XI. Critics and Folklore LIX
§ XII. Summary of 'Omar Khayyám's life LXXIV
§ XIII. 'Omar Khayyám's Philosophical writings:
(a) Translation of Abú 'Alí Síná's Sermon LXXIX
(b) Kown wa Taklíf, Creation and Chastening LXXXIII
(c) Necessity of contradiction in the world Free Will and Determinism XCIX
(d) Al Awsaf wa'l Mousufát CX
(e) Persian tract on Universals of Existence CXVII
(f) 'Omar Khayyám's Arabic Verses CXXIX
(g) 'Omar Khayyám on World and Life CXXXI
§ XIV. The Quatrain, The Taráná CXXXIII
§ XV. 'Omar Khayyám's Quatrains sung in Súfí Circles CXXXVI
§ XVI. Echoes in 'Omarian Quatrains of Epigrams and Maxims in Hitópdésh and Bhartrihari CXLIV
§ XVII. Translations of 'Omarian Quatrains CLII
§ XVIII. Wandering Quatrains or Vagrants CLXII
§ XIX. Tbe sources of the Quatrains and their analysis CLXVIII
§ XX. Exclusion of Unknown and Spurious Quatrains CLXXVI
§ XXI. The Vagrancies examined CLXXXII
§ XXI. Conclusion CLXXXVII

RUBÁ'IYÁT OF 'OMAR KHAYYÁM

Chapter I. - Praise of Lord and Prophet 1
Chapter II. - The Wheel of Time 6
Chapter III. - The Youth 33
Chapter IV. - Decay and Death 52
Chapter V.- The Clay and Cup 68
Chapter VI. - Fate 80
Chapter VII. - Tbe Chastening 86
Chapter VIII. - Kharábát: The Tavern 136
Chapter IX. - Maikhána: The Mystic Shrine 173
Chapter X. - Personal 226
Chapter XI. - Supplications 273
Chapter XII. - Miscellaneous 289
Index of Known Quatrains 301
Index of Unknown Quatrains 338
Statement I. - Analysis of Stock Quatrains 364
Statement II. - (Referred to in Section XIX) "Known" Quatrains by tbe dates they appear 367
Statement III.- (Referred to in Section XIX) "Unknown" Quatrains by the dates they appear in MSS. and editions 377
Statement IV. - (Referred to in Section XXI) authors arranged according to Persian alphabet and Vagrants ascribed to them 384
Statement V. - List of Vagrants in the texted Quatrains - (Referred to in Section XXl) 394

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