Dead yesterdays and unborn tomorrows, why fret about it, if today be sweet.' is taken from -

• 'Dead yesterdays and unborn tomorrows, why fret about it, if today be sweet.' is taken from - The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.
- Victorian period এর সাহিত্যিক Edward Fitzgerald, ১৮৫৯ সালে ‘The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam’ কাব্য গ্রন্থটি কে Persian থেকে English এ অনুবাদ করেন।
- যদিও Edward Fitzgerald এটি Persian থেকে অনুবাদ করেছেন কিন্তু এটি ইংরেজি সাহিত্যের ইতিহাসে একটি Classic হিসেবে বিবেচিত।
- It is one of the most frequently quoted lyric poems and many of its phrases are passed into common currency.

• Famous lines from The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam:

• 'A jug of wine, a loaf of bread, and thou.'
• 'Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.'
• 'Dead yesterdays and unborn tomorrows, why fret about it, if today be sweet.'
• 'The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it.'
• 'Today is the time of my youth I drink wine because it is my solace; Do not blame me, although it bitter it pleasant, It is bitter because it is
my life.'
• 'As far as you can avoid it, do not give grief to anyone. Never inflict your rage on another. If you hope for eternal rest, feel the pain yourself; but don't hurt others.'

Source: Lecture, Britannica and An ABC of English Literature by Dr M Mofizar Rahman.