The life and work of the celebrated 17th-century Hafiz are discussed in the introduction. There is a glossary but no index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Christopher Decker's critical edition of the Rubaiyat is the first to publish all extant states of the poems and to unearth a full record of its complicated textual evolution.

The book is divided into eight parts: The Manners of Kings, The Morals of Dervishes, The Excellence of Contentment, The Advantages of Silence, Love and Youth, Weakness and Old Age, The Effects of Education, and Rules for Conduct in Life ...

One of the five works known as the Khamsah, the Quintet or the Five treasures by the poet Nizami of Ganja.

A illustrated republishing of FitzGerald's 3rd. ver