Ma-ntreb daca posed cu-adevarat ceva,
Ce voi lasa in urma mea drept semn ?
Incendiu scurt e viata, cenusa – stins blestem
In vatra-n care totusi am inflorit candva.

Ghiyath al-Din Abu’l-Fath Umar ibn Ibrahim Al-Nisaburi al-Khayyami (Omar Khayyam) – Rubaiate