Hi Michael,
Thank you for quoting the Barks. The story goes that Barks is loose, but it blew me away when I found his Essential Rumi. I have Hafez et al. in the Dick Davis version, where the rhyme hampers my enjoyment, but I do love FitzGerald's Rubaiyat. Of that Persian/Sufi school, Saadi's The Rose Garden I also have, but haven't yet read.
Cheers,
John
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