ARABIC SUFI POETRY A Medieval Anthology (7th - 15th Centuries): From Hazrat ‘Ali to ‘Aishah al-Ba’uniyah

ARABIC SUFI POETRY A Medieval Anthology (7th - 15th Centuries) From Hazrat ‘Ali to ‘Aishah al-Ba’uniyah Translation & Introduction by Paul Smith. Introduction includes…Sufis: Their Art and Use of Poetry & The Main Forms in Arabic Sufi 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, mystical poems. The Poets… Hazrat ‘Ali 33, Ali Ibn Husain 44, Majnun 52, Rabi’a of Basra 71, Abu Nuwas 83, Dhu’l-Nun 9o, Bayazid Bistami 102, Al Nuri 115, Junaid 110, Sumnun 113, Mansur al-Hallaj 116, Ibn ‘Ata 146, Shibli 150, Al-Ma’arri 158, Ibn Sina 179, Al-Ghazzali 182, Gilani 186, Abu Madyam 191, Suhrawadi 197, Ibn al-Farid 204, Ibn ‘Arabi 224, Al-Busiri 3246, Al-Shushtari 270, Jili 276, ‘Aishah al-Ba‘uniyah 283. Large Print (14pt) Format Paperback (7” x 10”) Pages 307. Comments on Paul Smith’s Translation of Hafiz’s ‘Divan’. “It is not a joke... the English version of ALL the ghazalsof Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished.” Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran. “Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith.” Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of many mystical works in English into Persian 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 of his own poems inspired by Hafiz). “I was very impressed with the beauty of these books.” Dr. R.K. Barz. Faculty of Asian Studies, Australian National University. Paul Smith (b. 1945) is a poet, author, translator of many books of Sufi poets of the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, ‘Attar, Sana’i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Mu’in, Amir Khusrau, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Bulleh Shah, Shah Latif, Lalla Ded, Rahman Baba and others, his own poetry and fiction, plays and biographies, children’s books and screenplays. amazon.com/author/smithpa New Humanity Books Read more