Ruba’is, Ghazals, Masnavis, a Qasida & Tarikh-bands

Translation & creation Paul Smith

Here is a superb, huge choice of poems of the good Sufi religious grasp of the thirteenth century, who has develop into at the present time the preferred poet on the planet, Jelal ad-din Rumi. they're robust, down-to-earth, non secular and entire of pleasure, bliss and knowing. incorporated within the advent is the lifetime of Rumi and a bankruptcy at the ruba’i, the ghazal, the masnavi, qasida, tarikh-bands. chosen Bibliography. thesaurus. the proper rhyme-structure has been saved in addition to the sweetness and that means of those immortal poems of this most well liked excellent religious grasp Poet. huge Paperback version 7” x 10” 493 pages.

COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITH’S TRANSLATION OF HAFIZ’S ‘DIVAN’.

“It isn't really a joke... the English model of all of the ghazals of Hafiz is a smart feat and of paramount significance. i'm astonished. If he involves Iran i'm going to kiss the fingertips that wrote this kind of masterpiece encouraged through the writer of all.” Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran.
“Superb translations. ninety nine% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith.” Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of many mystical works in English into Persian and knower of Hafiz’s Divan off via heart.
“I used to be very inspired with the great thing about those books.” Dr. R.K. Barz. college of Asian experiences, Australian nationwide college.
“Smith has most likely prepare the best number of literary proof and background referring to Hafiz.” Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author).

Paul Smith is a poet, writer and translator of many books of Sufi poets from the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and different languages… together with Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, ‘Attar, Sana’i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Bulleh Shah, Shah Latif, Mansur Hallaj, Yunus Emre, Mu’in, Ibn Farid, Lalla Ded, Mahsati, Abu acknowledged, Ghalib, Nazir, Iqbal, Inayat Khan and so forth, in addition to poetry, fiction, performs, children’s books, biographies and screenplays.
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