Author : Paul Smith
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN 13 : 9781480039582
Total Pages : 608 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (395 download)
Book Synopsis The Ghazal in Sufi & Dervish Poetry by : Paul Smith
Download or read book The Ghazal in Sufi & Dervish Poetry written by Paul Smith and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-12-19 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE GHAZAL IN SUFI & DERVISH POETRY ~An Anthology~Translations, Introductions by Paul SmithIntroduction includes: The Ghazal in Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Urdu, Punjabi, Sindhi, Pushtu, Kashmiri & English Sufi & Dervish Poetry; Sufis & Dervishes: Their Art and Use of Poetry. Glossary of Sufi Symbols. Included with each selection of a 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, mystical poems. THE POETS… Hazrat Ali, Rabi'a of Basra, Dhu'l-Nun, Mansur al-Hallaj, Rudaki, Baba Kuhi, Sana'i, Khaqani, Mu'in, Nizami, 'Attar, Kamal ud-din, Ibn al-Farid, Ibn 'Arabi, Rumi, Imami, Sadi, Iraki, Humam, Yunus Emre, Amir Khusrau, Hasan Dihlavi, Auhadi, Ibn Yamin, Khaju, Obeyd Zakani, Emad, Hafiz, Ruh Attar, Ahmedi, Haydar, Junaid Shirazi, Kadi Burhan-ud-din, Jahan Khatun, Kamal, Maghribi, Nesimi, Sheykhi, Kasim Anwar, Shah Ni'matu'llah, Jami, Baba Fighani, Pir Sultan, Khayali, Fuzuli, Huda'i, Qutub Shah, Mirza, Sa'ib, Khushal, Ashraf Khan, Makhfi, Bedil, Abdul-Khadir, Rahman Baba, Khwaja Mohammad, Hamid, Niyazi, Wali, Mushtaq, Ali Haider, Sauda, Dard, Nazir, Mir, Sachal Sarmast, Galib, Esrar Dede, Aatish, Zauq, Tahirah, Shad, Iqbal, Ashgar, Jigar, Huma, Veysel, Paul. Pages 548.COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITH'S VERSION 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 over 80 books of Sufi poets from the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre and many others and his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies and a dozen screenplays.