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SUFI POETS ON LOVE An Anthology.

Author : Paul Smith
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 562 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book SUFI POETS ON LOVE An Anthology. written by Paul Smith and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-23 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SUFI POETS ON LOVE An Anthology. Translation & Introduction Paul Smith. Sufis: Their Art and Use of Poetry... Page 7 The Main Forms in Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Kashmiri, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Sindhi, Pushtu & English Sufi Love Poetry... 16. THE POETS... Majnun 31, Rabi'a of Basra 36, Dhu'l-Nun 39, Bayazid Bistami 42, Al Nuri 43, Junaid 45, Sumnun 46, Mansur Hallaj 48, Ibn 'Ata 54, Rudaki 56, Shibli 61, Baba Tahir 62, Abu Said 65, Baba Kuhi 68, Ansari 70, Al-Ghazzali 71, Hamadani 74, Sana'i 76, Gilani 82, Mahsati 84, Khaqani 88, Mu'in 94, Suhrawadi 102, Nizami 105, Ruzbihan 113, Baghdadi 115, 'Attar 116, Auhad-ud-din Kermani 123, Kamal ud-din 125, Ibn al-Farid 128, Ibn 'Arabi 137, Baba Farid 143, Hamavi 146, Baba Afzal 147, Rumi 149, Imami 175, Sadi 177, 'Iraqi 204, Sultan Valad 213, Humam 215, Yunus Emre 217, Shabistari 223, Amir Khusrau 226, Hasan Dihlavi 233, Simnani 240, Auhadi 242, Khaju 244, Obeyd Zakani 247, Emad 253, Lalla Ded 256, Hafiz 258, Jahan Khatun 283, Ruh Attar 297, Haydar 300, Junaid Shirazi 303, Ahmedi 305, Kadi Burhan-ud-din 308, Kamal 313, Maghribi 315, Nesimi 319, Sheykhi 324, Kasim Anwar 326, Shah Ni'matu'llah 329, Shah Da'i 331, Kabir 333, Jami 338, Baba Fighani 348, Pir Sultan 352, Khayali 354, Fuzuli 357, Urfi 363, Qutub Shah 365, Mirza 366, Nef'i 375, Sa'ib 377, Dara Shikoh 380, Sarmad 382, Khushal 385, Sultan Bahu 390, Ashraf Khan 392, Makhfi 393, Bedil 403, Abdul-Khadir 407, Rahman Baba 410, Khwaja Mohammad 417, Hamid 422, Wali 426, Bulleh Shah 430, Shah Latif 434, Mushtaq 442, Ali Haider 443, Sauda 445, Dard 448, Ahmad Shah 450, Shaida 456, Nazir Akbarabadi 459, Hatif 467, Mir 473, Sachal Sarmast 479, Galib 482, Bibi Hayati 486, Rida 'Ali Shah 492, Esrar Dede 494, Aatish 496, Tahirah 499, Farid 507, Shad 510, Khusrawi 512, Iqbal 514, Inayat Khan 523, Ashgar 527, Jigar 530, Khadim 534, Huma 538, Veysel 543, Firaq 545, Josh 548, Paul 551. The correct rhyme-structure & meaning has been obtained in all of these hundreds of beautiful, inspiring, loving, honest, mystical poems. Introductions on their life & time, Selected Bibliographies. Pages 560. Comments on Paul Smith's Translation of Hafez's Divan "It is not a joke... the English version of all the ghazals of Hafez is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished.." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran. "I was very impressed with the beauty of these books." Dr. R.K. Barz. Faculty of Asian Studies, Australian National University. "Superb translations. 99% Hafez 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of English to Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart. "Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafez." Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author). Paul Smith (b.1945) is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets of Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish and other languages including Hafez, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Mu'in, Amir Khusrau, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Hallaj, Rudaki, Yunus Emre Ghalib, Iqbal, Makhfi, Nazir, Bulleh Shah, Baba Farid, Lalla Ded, Abu Sa'id, Ibn al-Farid, Abu Nuwas and many others, as well as his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, kids books and a dozen screenplays.

Sufi poems

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788183393225
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (932 download)

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Download or read book Sufi poems written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Rumi: The Book of Love

Author : Coleman Barks
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061753408
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (617 download)

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Download or read book Rumi: The Book of Love written by Coleman Barks and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rumi: The Book of Love is a collection of astonishing poems for lovers from the mystic Rumi, by the translator who made him sing anew, Coleman Barks. Poetry and Rumi fans will want to own this gorgeously packaged compilation of love poems by the thirteenth-century Sufi mystic. Rumi is best known and most cherished as the poet of love in all its forms, and renowned poet and Rumi interpretor Coleman Barks has gathered the best of these poems in delightful and wise renderings that will open your heart and soul to the lover inside and out.

The Sufi Path of Knowledge

Author : William C. Chittick
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 0791498980
Total Pages : 507 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (914 download)

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Download or read book The Sufi Path of Knowledge written by William C. Chittick and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2010-03-31 with total page 507 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ibn al-'Arabi is still known as "the Great Sheik" among the surviving Sufi orders. Born in Muslim Spain, he has become famous in the West as the greatest mystical thinker of Islamic civilization. He was a great philosopher, theologian, and poet. William Chittick takes a major step toward exposing the breadth and depth of Ibn al-'Arabi's vision. The book offers his view of spiritual perfection and explains his theology, ontology, epistemology, hermeneutics, and soteriology. The clear language, unencumbered by methodological jargon, makes it accessible to those familiar with other spiritual traditions, while its scholarly precision will appeal to specialists. Beginning with a survey of Ibn al-'Arabi's major teachings, the book gradually introduces the most important facets of his thought, devoting attention to definitions of his basic terminology. His teachings are illustrated with many translated passages introducing readers to fascinating byways of spiritual life that would not ordinarily be encountered in an account of a thinker's ideas. Ibn al-'Arabi is allowed to describe in detail the visionary world from which his knowledge derives and to express his teachings in his own words. More than 600 passages from his major work, al-Futuhat al-Makkivva, are translated here, practically for the first time. These alone provide twice the text of the Fusus al-hikam. The exhaustive indexes make the work an invaluable reference tool for research in Sufism and Islamic thought in general.

Sufi Love Poetry

Author : Paul Smith
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781492335559
Total Pages : 622 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (355 download)

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Download or read book Sufi Love Poetry written by Paul Smith and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-09-02 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SUFI LOVE POETRY An Anthology Translation & Introduction Paul Smith CONTENTS: Sufis: Their Art and Use of Poetry... The Main Forms in Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Kashmiri, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Sindhi, Pushtu & English Sufi Love Poetry... Glossary. THE POETS...Majnun, Rabi'a of Basra, Dhu'l-Nun, Bayazid Bistami, Al Nuri, Junaid, Sumnun, Mansur Hallaj, Ibn 'Ata, Rudaki, Shibli, Baba Tahir, Abu Said, Baba Kuhi, Ansari, Al-Ghazzali, Hamadani, Sana'i, Gilani, Mahsati, Khaqani, Mu'in, Suhrawadi, Nizami, Ruzbiha, Baghdadi, 'Attar, Auhad-ud-din Kermani, Kamal ud-din, Ibn al-Farid, Ibn 'Arabi, Baba Farid, Hamavi, Baba Afzal, Rumi, Imami, Sadi, 'Iraqi, Sultan Vala, Humam, Yunus Emre, Shabistari, Amir Khusrau, Hasan Dihlavi, Simnani, Auhadi, Khaju, Obeyd Zakan, Emad, Lalla Ded, Hafiz, Jahan Khatun, Ruh Attar, Haydar, Junaid Shirazi, Ahmedi, Kadi Burhan-ud-din, Kamal, Maghribi, Nesimi, Sheykhi, Kasim Anwar, Shah Ni'matu'llah, Shah Da'i, Kabir, Jami, Baba Fighani, Pir Sultan, Khayali, Fuzuli, Urfi, Qutub Shah, Mirza, Nef'i, Sa'ib, Dara Shikoh, Sarmad, Khushal, Sultan Bahu, Ashraf Khan, Makhfi, Bedil, Abdul-Khadir, Rahman Baba, Khwaja Mohammad, Hamid, Wali, Bulleh Shah, Shah Latif, Mushtaq, Ali Haider, Sauda, Dard, Ahmad Shah, Shaida, Nazir Akbarabadi, Hatif, Mir, Sachal Sarmast, Galib, Bibi Hayati, Rida 'Ali Shah, Esrar Dede, Aatish, Tahirah, Farid, Shad, Khusrawi, Iqbal, Inayat Khan, Ashgar, Jigar, Khadim, Huma, Veysel, Firaq, Josh, Paul. Pages 560. COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITH'S TRANSLATION OF HAFIZ'S 'DIVAN'."It is not a joke... the English version of ALL the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished. If he comes to Iran I will kiss the fingertips that wrote such a masterpiece inspired by the Creator of all." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran. "Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator into Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart. Paul Smith is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets from the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, and other languages including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Bulleh Shah, Ansari, Jami, Mu'in, Bedil, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Lalla Ded and many others, as well as poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and a dozen screenplays. amazon.com/author/smithpa New Humanity Books

Love - The Joy That Wounds

Author : Rumi
Publisher : Souvenir Press
ISBN 13 : 9780285643321
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (433 download)

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Download or read book Love - The Joy That Wounds written by Rumi and published by Souvenir Press. This book was released on 2016-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An immortal voice speaks on the greatest poetic theme in this English-language selection of the works of Rumi. Enriched by the lush calligraphic illustrations of Arabic artist Lassaâd Metoui, the poems bear remarkable power and emotional intensity, reflecting on the complexities of love, passion, pain, and faith. These songs of the spirit offer an intimate introduction to the poet's genius, as well as a sublime meditation on the mysteries of love.

Love is a Stranger

Author : Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 0834824752
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (348 download)

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Download or read book Love is a Stranger written by Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2016-10-11 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Love is a stranger and speaks a strange language," wrote Rumi, one of the world's most beloved mystical poets. His poems of spiritual love still speak directly to our hearts after more than seven hundred years. These classic selections contemplate separation and longing, intoxication and bliss, union and transcendence.

Islamic Mystical Poetry

Author : Mahmood Jamal
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141932244
Total Pages : 425 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book Islamic Mystical Poetry written by Mahmood Jamal and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2009-10-29 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written from the ninth to the twentieth century, these poems represent the peak of Islamic Mystical writing, from Rabia Basri to Mian Mohammad Baksh. Reflecting both private devotional love and the attempt to attain union with God and become absorbed into the Divine, many poems in this edition are imbued with the symbols and metaphors that develop many of the central ideas of Sufism: the Lover, the Beloved, the Wine, and the Tavern; while others are more personal and echo the poet's battle to leave earthly love behind. These translations capture the passion of the original poetry and are accompanied by an introduction on Sufism and the common themes apparent in the works. This edition also includes suggested further reading.

LOVE POEMS for PANDEMIC TIMES and BEYOND: a Sufi Perspective

Author : Maissa Hamed
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (829 download)

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Download or read book LOVE POEMS for PANDEMIC TIMES and BEYOND: a Sufi Perspective written by Maissa Hamed and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-21 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soothing and calming amidst the tornado of our collective individual trials are these Love Poems For Pandemic Times and Beyond: A Sufi Perspective - a most timely anthology of spiritual poems, wisdom-infused with universal appeal and contemporary relevance to our turbulent Pandemic-stricken times. The third book by the author, this anthology transports readers to an oasis of tranquility during this climate of physical, social and spiritual distancing, with thought-provoking poems that invite readers to join the poet on a spiritual journey of self-reflection. Each poem reveals subtly embedded Sufi wisdoms which quench the thirst of tired souls in a universal language - the language of Love - the heart of the Islamic Sufi tradition. Words flow with effortless ease to elucidate noble universal teachings that elevate the soul during its earthly struggles in an increasingly materialistic world. The rhythms and rhymes reverberate in the heart and mind of the reader creating a transformative wondrous feeling that touches the soul at its deepest level, leaving readers infused with a gentle dose of much needed spiritual nourishment, while "Reading" the magnificence of the universe as the first step towards engaging with The Magnificence of its Creator. The marriage of word rhythms and imagery is pure aesthetic indulgence bringing readers much sought serenity in such unsettling times.

Radical Love

Author : Omid Safi
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300225814
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Radical Love written by Omid Safi and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2018-01-01 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This stunning collection showcases the love poetry and mystical teachings at the heart of the Islamic tradition in accurate and poetic original translations At a time when the association of Islam with violence dominates headlines, this beautiful collection offers us a chance to see a radically different face of the Islamic tradition. It traces a soaring, poetic, popular tradition that celebrates love for both humanity and the Divine as the ultimate path leading humanity back to God. Safi brings together for the first time the passages of the Qur'an sought by the Muslim sages, the mystical sayings of the Prophet, and the teachings of the path of "Divine love." Accurately and sensitively translated by leading scholar of Islam Omid Safi, the writings of Jalal al‑Din Rumi can now be read alongside passages by Kharaqani, 'Attar, Hafez of Shiraz, Abu Sa'id‑e Abi 'l‑Khayr, and other key Muslim mystics. For the millions of readers whose lives have been touched by Rumi's poetry, here is a chance to see the Arabic and Persian traditions that produced him.

The Ṣūfī Path of Love

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ṣūfī Path of Love written by and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Book of Turkish Poetry

Author : Paul Smith
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781502861825
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (618 download)

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Download or read book The Book of Turkish Poetry written by Paul Smith and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-10-16 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE BOOK OF TURKISH POETRY Anthology of Sufi, Dervish, Divan, Court & Folk Poetry from the 12th - 20th Century Translations, Introductions, Paul Smith Introduction includes chapters on...The Turkish Language, Turkish Poetry, The Gazel in Turkish Poetry, The Roba'i in Turkish Poetry, The Mesnevi in Turkish Poetry, The Qasida in Turkish Poetry and a Glossary. Included with each selection of a particular poet is a brief biography plus a list of further reading. The correct rhyme-structure has been kept as well as the beauty and meaning of these beautiful, often mystical poems. THE POETS: Ahmed Yesevi, Sultan Valad, Yunus Emre, Kadi Burhan-ud-din, Nesimi, Ahmedi, Suleyman Chelebi, Sheykhi, Ahmed Pasha, Mihri, Zeyneb, Jem, Necati, Zati, Pir Sultan, Khayali, Fuzuli, Baqi, Huda'i, Nef'i, Yahya, Haleti, Na'ili, Niyazi, Nabi, Nedim, Fitnet, Galib, Esrar Dede, Leyla Khanim and Veysel. Large Format Paperback 7" x 10" Pages 341. COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITH'S TRANSLATION OF HAFIZ'S 'DIVAN'. "It is not a joke... the English version of ALL the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished. If he comes to Iran I will kiss the fingertips that wrote such a masterpiece inspired by the Creator of all." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran. "Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator in English into Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart. "I was very impressed with the beauty of these books." Dr. R.K. Barz. Faculty of Asian Studies, Australian National University. "Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafiz." Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author). Paul Smith is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets from the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish and other languages... including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Baba Farid, Mu'in, Lalla Ded, Mahsati, Iraqi, Ghalib and others and his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and screenplays. www.newhumanitybooksbookheaven.com

Nightingales and Pleasure Gardens

Author : Talat S. Halman
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780815608356
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (83 download)

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Download or read book Nightingales and Pleasure Gardens written by Talat S. Halman and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2005-07-05 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The earliest turkish verses, dating from the sixth century A.D., were love lyrics. Since then, love has dominated the Turks’ poetic modes and moods—pre-Islamic, Ottoman, classical, folk, modern. This collection covers love lyrics from all periods of Turkish poetry. It is the first anthology of its kind in English. The translations, faithful to the originals, possess a special freshness in style and sensibility. Here are lyrics from pre-Islamic Central Asia, passages from epics, mystical ecstasies of such eminent thirteenth-century figures as Rumi and Yunus Emre, classical poems of the Ottoman Empire (including Süleyman the Magnificent and women court poets), lilting folk poems, and the work of the legendary communist Nazim Hikmet (who is arguably Turkey’s most famous poet internationally), and the greatest living Turkish poet, Fazil Hüsnü Daglarca. The verses in this collection are true to the Turkish spirit as well as universal in their appeal. They show how Turks praise and satirize love, how they see it as a poetic experience. Poetry was for many centuries the premier Turkish genre and love its predominant theme. Some of the best expressions produced by Turkish poets over a period of fifteen centuries can be found in this volume.

Love's Agony and Bliss: Anthology of Urdu Poetry

Author : Paul Smith
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN 13 : 9781479398485
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (984 download)

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Download or read book Love's Agony and Bliss: Anthology of Urdu Poetry written by Paul Smith and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-01-04 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **LOVE'S AGONY & BLISS** ANTHOLOGY OF URDU POETRYSufi, Dervish, Court and Social Poetry from the 16th-20th CenturyTranslations, Introductions, Notes: Paul SmithIntroduction includes…The Urdu Language, Urdu Poetry, The Ghazal in Urdu Poetry, Ghazal Singing in India & Pakistan, The Ruba'i in Urdu Poetry, The Masnavi in Urdu Poetry, Glossary for Sufi & Dervish Urdu Poetry. Included with each selection of a particular poet is a brief biography plus a list of further reading. The correct rhyme-structure has been kept as well as the beauty and meaning of these beautiful, often mystical poems. THE POETS: Qutub Shah, Wali, Sauda, Dard, Nazir, Mir, Aatish, Zafar, Zauq, Ghalib, Momin, Shefta, Dagh, Dabir, Anees, Hali, Akbar Allahabadi, Shad, Iqbal, Asghar, Mehroom, Josh, Jigar, Huma, Firaq, Faiz. Pages 298.COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITH'S TRANSLATION OF HAFIZ'S 'DIVAN'.“It is not a joke... the English version of ALL the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished. If he comes to Iran I will kiss the fingertips that wrote such a masterpiece inspired by the Creator of all.” Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran.“Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith.” Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart. “Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafiz.” Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author). Paul Smith is a poet, author and translator of over 80 books of Sufi poets of the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Mu'in, Amir Khusrau, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Bulleh Shah, Shah Latif, Lalla Ded, Mahsati and others, and his poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and screenplays.

The Drunken Universe

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Publisher : Omega Publications (NY)
ISBN 13 : 9780930872656
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (726 download)

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Download or read book The Drunken Universe written by and published by Omega Publications (NY). This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sufism can be seen to have functioned as a positive and healthy reaction to the overly rational activity of the philosophers and theologians. For the Sufis, the road to spiritual knowledge could never be confined to the process of purely intellectual activity, without the direct, immediate experience of the Heart. In this book we are concerned with one art that the Sufis made peculiarly their own: poetry. Why should Sufis in general, and Persian Sufis in particular, choose to write poetry? When they wanted to 'be themselves', lovers of the Truth, they needed a language more intense, closer to the centre of human awareness than prose. Truth is beautiful, so when one speaks of it, one speaks beautifully. As the lover sings to his beloved, so did the Sufis to theirs. Love itself creates a taste for this language, so that even the prose writers of Sufism scatter verse throughout their works and create poetic prose. The overwhelming theme of this poetry is the Love relationship between the individual, the lover, and his Beloved, God.

Sufism

Author : Jean-Louis Michon
Publisher : World Wisdom, Inc
ISBN 13 : 0941532755
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (415 download)

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Download or read book Sufism written by Jean-Louis Michon and published by World Wisdom, Inc. This book was released on 2006 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of essays on Sufism, written by such contemporary contributors as Seyyed Hossein Nasr, William Chittick, and Frithjof Schuon, demystifies its language, philosophies, and history, in a volume that also provides interpretations of classic and modern essays. Original.

The Rumi Collection

Author : Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 0834845091
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (348 download)

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Download or read book The Rumi Collection written by Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rich introduction to the work of Rumi by the foremost scholar on the great mystical poet, featuring leading literary translations of his verse by Coleman Barks, Robert Bly, Andrew Harvey, Kabir Helminski, Camille Helminski, Daniel Liebert, and Peter Lamborn Wilson. Rumi's poems are beloved for their touching perceptions of humanity and the Divine. To display the major themes of Rumi's work, each of the eighteen chapters in this anthology are arranged topically, such as "The Inner Work," "The Ego Animal," "Passion for God," "Praise," and "Purity," uncovering a deep and timeless understanding of Sufism and mysticism. Also included is a biography of Rumi by Andrew Harvey and an introductory essay by Kabir Helminski on the art of translating Rumi's work into English. "The Spiritual Surgeon" Can the water of a polluted stream Wash away the dirt? Can human knowledge sweep away The ignorance of the sensual self? How does a sword fashion its own hilt? Go, entrust your wound to a surgeon, For flies will gather around the wound Until it can’t be seen. These are your selfish thoughts And all you dream of owning. The wound is your own dark hole. Mathnawi I, 3221–3224 (translated by Kabir Helminski and Camille Helminski)