A poem in this language concludes with a sage replying, “‘It's your distracted, lovelorn heart / That asks these questions constantly.’” A quintet in this language that includes The Treasury of Mysteries also has a poem that added the king of Marv to an earlier narrative. In that poem, a character hides out in caves after going mad and later grieves over the death of (*) Layla. A section of a long epic poem in this language that ends by mentioning Alexander the Great also includes the story of a hero who is forced to complete seven labors with the horse Rakhsh and accidentally kills his son. In a couplet in this language, a yearning to return is compared to being torn off a “reed-bed.” One quatrain in this language translated by Edward Fitzgerald includes the translation “A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread—and Thou.” For 10 points, name this language of the poets Rumi and Omar Khayyam. ■END■
ANSWER: Persian [or Farsi] (The first sentence is about “For years my heart inquired of me‚” by Hafez)
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