Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, and the Salaman and Absal of Jami — page 83: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Page Analysis This is a text page from the narrative body of the work, featuring a poetic passage. It contains what appears to be a quoted response from a character named Majnûn, explaining that he writes only for himself and for someone named Laila. The passage is romantic in tone, describing how he contemplates her name and imagines drinking from her lips. The page is framed with decorative floral corner ornaments typical of Victorian book design. No illustration is present—only formatted verse text with minimal narrative context visible.