Land of the rising sun

Oman overall has great animal and plant biodiversity because it has mountains, desert, coastal areas and rich coral reefs.

Listen! Clam up your mouth and be silent like an oyster shell, for that tongue of yours is the enemy of the soul, my friend. When the lips are silent, the heart has a hundred tongues.

Oh, bird of my soul, fly away now, For I possess a hundred fortified towers.

Oh Cup-bearer, set my glass afire with the light of wine!

Why should I be unhappy? Every parcel of my being is in full bloom.

Most of the birds of the Old World can be found here, as Oman is on a strategic route for migrating birds.

Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart.

We are born of love; Love is our mother.

Something opens our wings. Something makes boredom and hurt disappear. Someone fills the cup in front of us: We taste only sacredness.