And yellow sash

"Were famed from Yezd to Yezdikhast.

I taught what space and learned what mud is.

My metaphysics were my past.

Alas, I left my lust till last

Of all my studies.

"I kept my mind so clear and keen

By grinding guesswork into saws,

You scarce could fit a meal between

The triumphs of my thought-machine,