Question
In a poem in this language, a journey across seven valleys is undertaken by the title creatures. This language used to write The Conference of the Birds was also used to write an epic poem in which Tahmina is horrified to learn that her son Sohrab has been killed by his father Rostam. That epic poem in this language is The Book of Kings. Coleman Barks made loose new-age translations of poems in this language, such as “The Song of the Reed Flute.”The Spiritual Couplets, or Masnavi, were written in this language. Edward Fitzgerald translated a series of quatrains, or rubāʿiyāt, from this language. For 10 points, Rumi and Omar Khayyam wrote poetry in what Iranian language? ■END■
ANSWER: Persian [or Farsi]
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Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
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Vincent Zhang (DII) | Penn | Columbia B | 58 | 10 |
John Shelly (DII) | Rowan | Lehigh | 59 | 10 |
Geoffrey Wu (UG) | Columbia A | Princeton | 87 | 10 |
Saif Virani (UG) | Fordham | Maryland | 87 | -5 |
Patrick Torre (DII) | Maryland | Fordham | 118 | 10 |