# XCIX explained — The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám

> Chapter companion for The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám by Omar Khayyám.

## What happens

A passionate appeal to Love, imagining a conspiracy with the divine to shatter and remake the flawed scheme of existence according to the heart's true desire.

## Themes in this chapter

### Skepticism and Doubt

The poem questions the inherent order of the world, suggesting it is a 'sorry Scheme' that needs remaking.

### The Quest for Meaning

The desire to grasp and re-mold existence reflects a search for a more perfect, meaningful reality.

## Character check-ins

### Omar Khayyám

Speaker of the quatrain, expressing a desire to reshape reality with Love.

## Key lines

> Ah, Love! could you and I with Him conspire To grasp this sorry Scheme of Things entire, Would not we shatter it to bits⁠—and then Re-mould it nearer to the Heart’s Desire!

Oh, beloved, if you and I could join forces with God to take hold of this flawed universe completely, wouldn't we break it apart and reshape it to match what our hearts truly long for?

_A call to cosmic rebellion, seeking to perfect creation through love and will._

## Links

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