Download or read book ABDUL QADER BIDEL A Sufi Master Poet of the Persian Indian Style SELECTED POEMS Large Print Large Format Edition written by and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-03 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABDUL-QADER BIDEL A Sufi Master Poet of the Persian 'Indian Style' SELECTED POEMS Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Mirza Abdul-Qader Bidel (1644-1721) is one of the most respected poets whosw family was from Afghanistan. In the early 17th century, his family moved from Balkh to India, to live under the Mughul dynasty. He was born and educated near Patna but spent most of his life in Dehli. In his later life he spent time travelling and visiting ancestral lands. His writings in Persian are extensive, being one of the creators of the 'Indian style'. Bidel's 16 books of poetry contain nearly 147,000 couplets. With Ghalib he is considered a master of the 'Indian Style' of the ghazal. He had complicated views on the nature of God, heavily influenced by the Sufis. The correct rhyme-structure has been kept as well as the beauty and meaning of these often mystical poems including ghazals, ruba'is, qit'as, bino rhymes, masnavis, mukhammas. Introduction on The Life and Times and Poetry of Bidel, Some of the Many Forms of Poems in Persian in which Bedil composed poems, Sufis & Dervishes: Their Art & Use of Poetry, and a Selected Bibliography. Large Print (16pt) & Large Format Paperback, (8" x 10") Pages... 282. Paul Smith is a poet, author and translator of many 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, Mu'in, Amir Khusrau, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre. Lalla Ded, Mahsati and others, and his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and a dozen

Download or read book SA IB A SUFI POET OF THE INDIAN STYLE Selected Poems written by Sa'ib and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-11 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SA'IB A SUFI POET OF THE 'INDIAN STYLE' Selected Poems (Large Print & Large Format Edition) Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Mirza Muhammad Ali Tabrizi (1601-1676) who used the takhallus of Sa'ib was born in Tabriz. Sa'ib's ancestry goes back to Shams Tabrizi, Rumi's famous spiritual Master. In about 1626 he went to Mecca, then to Herat and Kabul... where he was introduced to Shah Jahan and received at his court. Poets who composed were welcomed and a new style... the 'Indian Style' (Sabk-e Hindi) was carried on from the poems of Amir Khusrau and Fighani and others. He was greatly influenced by the poetry of Hafiz. Sa'ib's 'Indian Style' poems reveal an elegant wit, a gift for the aphorism and the proverb and an appreciation of Sufism. His Divan was important to all succeeding generations of poets. The correct rhyme-structures have been kept. Introduction: Life and Poetry, Poetic Forms, Selected Bibliography. Large Print (18pt) & Large Format (8" x 10") Edition, Pages 174. Paul Smith (b. 1945) is a poet, author and a translator of many 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, Mu'in, Amir Khusrau, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre. Lalla Ded, Mahsati and others, and his poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and screenplays. amazon.com/author/smithpa

Download or read book MIRZA ABDUL QADER BEDIL Selected Poems Large Print Large Format Edition written by and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-03 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MIRZA ABDUL-QADER BEDIL Selected Poems (Large Print & Large Format Edition) Translation & Introduction by Paul Smith Mirza Abdul-Qader Bedil (1644-1721) is one of the most respected poets from Afghanistan. In the early 17th century, his family moved from Balkh to India, to live under the Mughul dynasty. He was born and educated near Patna. In his later life he spent time travelling and visiting ancestral lands. His writings in Persian are extensive, being one of the creators of the 'Indian style'. Bedil's 16 books of poetry contain nearly 147,000 couplets. With Ghalib he is considered a master of the complicated 'Indian Style' of the ghazal. He had complicated views on the nature of God, heavily influenced by the Sufis. The correct rhyme-structure has been kept as well as the beauty and meaning of all of these beautiful and often mystical poems. This is the largest selection of his poems in English. Introduction on Life and Times and Poetry of Bedil, Forms of Poems in Persian in which Bedil composed poems, Selected Bibliography. Large Print (16pt) & Large Format (7" x 10") Edition. Pages... 267. 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 ud-din Chishti, Amir Khusrau, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Hallaj, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Ghalib, 'Iraqi, Iqbal, Makhfi, Lalla Ded, Abu Nuwas, Ibn al-Farid, Rahman Baba and many others, as well as his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, childrens books and a dozen screenplays.

Download or read book Divan of Bidel written by Bidel and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-10-13 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVAN OF BIDEL Selected Poems Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Mirza Abdul-Qader Bidel (1644-1721) is one of the most respected poets from Afghanistan. In the early 17th century, his family moved from Balkh to India, to live under the Mughul dynasty. He was born and educated near Patna. In his later life he spent time travelling and visiting ancestral lands. His writings in Persian are extensive, being one of the creators of the 'Indian style'. Bidel's 16 books of poetry contain nearly 147,000 couplets. With Ghalib he is considered a master of the 'Indian Style' of the ghazal. He had complicated views on the nature of God, heavily influenced by the Sufis. The correct rhyme-structure has been kept as well as the beauty and meaning of these beautiful and often mystical poems including ghazals, ruba'is, qit'as, bino rhymes, masnavis, mukhammas. Introduction on The Life and Times and Poetry of Bidel, Some of the Many Forms of Poems in Persian in which Bidel composed poems, Sufis & Dervishes: Their Art & Use of Poetry, and a Selected Bibliography. Large Format Paperback, 7" x 10" Pages... 270. 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 of 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). Paul Smith is a poet, author and translator of many 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, Mu'in, Amir Khusrau, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre. Lalla Ded, Mahsati and others, and his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and a dozen screenplays. www.newhumanitybooks.com

Download or read book The Book of Abdul Qader Bedil written by Abdul-Qader Bedil and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-01-29 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE BOOK OF ABDUL-QADER BEDIL Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Mirza Abdul-Qader Bedil (1644-1721) is one of the most respected poets from Afghanistan. In the early 17th century, his family moved from Balkh to India, to live under the Mughul dynasty. He was born and educated near Patna. In his later life he spent time travelling and visiting ancestral lands. His writings in Persian are extensive, being one of the creators of the 'Indian style'. Bedil's 16 books of poetry contain nearly 147,000 couplets. With Ghalib he is considered a master of the complicated 'Indian Style' of the ghazal. He had complicated views on the nature of God, heavily influenced by the Sufis. The correct rhyme-structure has been kept as well as the beauty and meaning of these beautiful and often mystical poems including ghazals, ruba'is, qit'as, bino rhymes, masnavi, mukhammas. Introduction on The Life and Times and Poetry of Bedil, Some of the Many Forms of Poems in Persian in which Bedil composed poems, Sufis & Dervishes: Their Art & Use of Poetry, and a Selected Bibliography. Large Format Paperback, 7" x 10" Pages... 173. 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 of 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). Paul Smith is a poet, author and translator of many 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, Mu'in, Amir Khusrau, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre. Lalla Ded, Mahsati and others, and his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and 12 screenplays. www.newhumanitybooks.com

Download or read book INDIA S GREAT SUFI POET AMIR KHUSRAU Selected Poems Large Print Large Format Edition written by Amir Khusrau and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-05-03 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: INDIA'S GREAT SUFI POET AMIR KHUSRAU Selected Poems (Large Print & Large Format Edition) Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Amir Khusrau (1253-1324), the 'Parrot of India' was born at Patigali near the Ganges in India. At the age of thirty-six he was poet-laureate, serving many sultans. He was not only fluent in Persian, in which he composed the majority of his 92 books, but also in Arabic, Hindi and Sanskrit. He composed ten long masnavis, five Divans of ghazals and other poems and many prose works. He was a Master musician and invented the sitar. The Perfect Master Nizam ud-din took him as his disciple and eventually he became God-realized. He rebelled against narrow spirituality and helped redefine the true Sufi way. He was a profound influence on Hafiz and is seen as the link between Sadi and Hafiz in updating the form and content of the ghazal and eroticising it. This is the largest selection of his poems (ruba'is, ghazals. qasidas, ghazals, dohas, riddles) in English. Introduction is on his Life & Times & Poetry and the Forms in which he wrote and on Sufism & Poetry. The correct rhyme-structure has been kept and the meaning of these beautiful, enlightened poems. Selected Bibliography. Large Print (16pt) & Large Format Edition (8" x 10") 304 pages. Paul Smith (b. 1945) is a poet, author and 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, Omar Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Shah Latif, Bulleh Shah, Iqbal, Ghalib, Dara Shikoh, Lalla Ded, Makhfi, Seemab, Jigar, Aatish, Dard, Dagh Mahsati and many others, and his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books, and a dozen screenplays. amazon.com/author/smithpa

Download or read book SHAH ABDUL LATIF Sufi Sindhi Master Poet SELECTED POEMS Large Print Large Format Edition written by and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-05-03 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SHAH ABDUL LATIF Sufi Sindhi Master Poet Selected Poems (Large Print & Large Format Edition) Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Shah Abdul Latif (1689-1752) was a Sufi Master and is considered by many to be the greatest poet of the Sindhi language. His book of poetry is called the Risalo. His shrine is located in Bhit and attracts hundreds of pilgrims every day. He is the most famous Sindhi poet and Sufi. He was not just adored for poetry, people from far and near respected and loved him as a Spiritual Master. He composed dohas (self-contained strict-rhyming couplets popular with poet-saints of India like Kabir, Surdas, Tukaram) and freed it from the chain of two lines, extending it to even five or six couplets, often with irregular rhyme structures. He also introduced one more string to the tambura, and founded a new tradition in music based on the synthesis of high art and folk art. He told the basic principles of Sufism in his poetry, often using folktales about human love such as that of Sasui and Punhu, becoming a bridge to Divine Love. Introduction on his Life & Times & Poetry & on Sufi Poetry, Selected Bibliography. Correct rhyme-structure has been achieved in all 132 poems translated. Large Print (18pt) & Large Format (8" x 10") Edition. 185 pages Paul Smith (b. 1945) is a poet, author and translator of many 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, Iqbal, Ghalib, Lalla Ded, Makhfi, Ibn Farid, Abu Nuwas and many others, as well as poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and a dozen screenplays. amazon.com/author/smithpa

Download or read book THE SUFI MASTER POET SHAH NI MAT ULLAH Selected Poems written by Shah Ni'mat'ullah and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-14 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE SUFI MASTER POET SHAH NI'MAT'ULLAH Selected Poems (Large Print & Large Format Edition) Translation & Introduction by Paul Smith Shah Ni'mat'ullah Vali (1330-1431) was the founder of an order of Sufis that is today the largest in Iran. As well as a Sufi Master he was a poet who at times used 'Sayyid' as his takhallus or pen-name. He was influenced by Ibn 'Arabi and Hafiz. He came from Aleppo and after studies travelled in Egypt, Morocco, Mecca (where he met his Spiritual Master Abdullah Yafi'i). He built a monastery in Mahan near Kirman and lived there until his death. He composed many prose works on Sufism and his Divan contains over 13,000 couplets, mostly ghazals and ruba'is. This is the largest selection of his poems published in English from that Divan. Introduction is on his Life & Times & Poetry and the Forms in which he wrote and on Sufism & Poetry. The rhyme-structure has been kept as well as the meaning of these beautiful, enlightened poems. Selected bibliography. Included is an Appendix on The Poems of Other Poets of the Ni'mat'ullah Sufi Order including poems by Bushaq (the poet of food), Kasim Anwar, Shah Da'i, Nur 'Ali Shah, Bibi Hayati, Rida 'Ali Shah, Muzaffar; Ali Shah, Khusrawi and Munis 'Ali Shah... Large Print (16pt) & Large Format (8" x 10") Edition. 267 pages Paul Smith (b. 1945) is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets from the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages... including Hafiz, 'Iraqi, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Jigar, Abu Nuwas and many others, as well as poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and 12 screenplays. amazon.com/author/smithpa

Download or read book F A I Z I Sufi Poet Laureate of Akbar SELECTED POEMS Large Print Large Format Edition written by and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-02 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: F A I Z I Sufi Poet Laureate of Akbar Selected Poems (Large Print & Large Format Edition) Translation & Introduction by Paul Smith The work of Faizi (1547-1595), marks the beginning of the golden age of Indian literature in Persian. This Sufi poet-laureate of Akbar assisted him in reforms that were aimed at reconciling Indians of different faiths. In his best known poem 'Nal and Daman' he reworks a story from the Mahabharata. Faizi also wrote works on philosophy, philology, mathematics, medicine, and the history of religion. Faizi's poems are qasidas, ghazals, and ruba'is that were composed in the traditions of classical Persian poetry and are translated here in the correct form for the first time. His ghazals show the influence of Hafiz and Jami and Fighani and are early examples of the 'Indian Style'. Introduction: Mughal Sufi Emperor Akbar, his Sufi Poet-Laureate Faizi & his Brother, Akbar's Biographer, Abdu Fazl; Life & Times & Poetry of Faizi; Sufism in Poetry; The Main Forms in Faizi's Poetry; Other Poets at Akbar's Court with Faizi. Large Print (18pt) & Large Format (8"x 10") 298 pages. 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 ud-din Chishti, Amir Khusrau, Nesimi, Kabir and many others, as well as his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, childrens books and a dozen screenplays.

Download or read book THE GREAT SUFI POET IRAQI Selected Poems Large Print Large Format Edition written by and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-03 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE GREAT SUFI POET 'IRAQI Selected Poems (Large Print & Large Format Edition) Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Fakhr ud-din Ibrahim 'Iraqi (1213-1289) was the author of a Divan of spiritual ghazals and ruba'is and the famous work in prose and poetry... Lama'at, 'Divine Flashes'... a classic of Sufi Mysticism. He was born in Hamadan in western Persia and as a child learnt the Koran by heart. He travelled from Persia to India with dervishes where he stayed for 25 years. It is said that on his travels he met Rumi. His grave is in Damascus beside that of another great Perfect Master and poet Ibn al-'Arabi. When seeing these graves a pilgrim stated, "That ('Iraqi) is the Persian Gulf and this (Ibn al- 'Arabi) is the Arabian Sea." Introduction: The Life & Times & Poems of 'Iraqi, Sufis & Dervishes: Their Art & Use of Poetry, Selected Bibliography, Forms in Classical Pers1an Poetry Used by 'Iraqi. A good Selection of Rubai's, Ghazals, Qasida, Masnavis, Tarji-band they are all here. The correct rhyme-structure has been kept as well as the beauty and meaning of these unique, mystical poems. Most complete Translation into English. Large Print (16pt) & Large Format (8" x 10") Edition. 198 pages. Paul Smith (b. 1945) is a poet, author and translator of many 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, Mu'in, Amir Khusrau, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Shah Latif, Mahsati, Lalla Ded, Rahman Baba, Iqbal, Ghalib, Seemab, Jigar, Abu Nuwas, Ibn al-Farid, Ibn al-'Arabi, Abu Nuwas and others, and his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and a dozen screenplays.

Download or read book URFI SHIRAZI Sufi Poet in the Court of Akbar SELECTED POEMS written by Urfi Shirazi and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-01-05 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: URFI SHIRAZI Sufi Poet in the Court of Akbar SELECTED POEMS (Large Print & Large Format Edition) Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Urfi (1555-1591) lived in Shiraz until he was twenty-six and had become disfigured in the face from small-pox he had six years earlier. Embarrassed in front of friends and relatives he decided to go to India and arrived in the Deccan in 1582 and from there went to Agra where he met the Khan-i-Khanan (Rahim) and became one of his group of poets and was highly respected and well paid for his craft. He was invited to Emperor Akbar's court because of his exceptional talents, where he stayed until Akbar died and afterwards was in the court of Emperor Jahangir. His Divan was very popular during his lifetime and consisted of 14, ooo couplets, mostly ghazals (270), qasidas (26) and about 200 ruba'is and 500 qit'as. He also composed masnavis. Most of his poems are Sufi in content. He caught dysentery at the age of thirty-six and died. He also was influenced by Hafiz and Fighani (both from Shiraz) and composed in what became known as the 'Indian Style'. He is known mostly for his qasidas on Prophet Mohammed & others but preferred the ghazal. The correct rhyme structure has been achieved in all the different poetic forms in this largest translation of his poems into English... Introduction: The Life & Poetry & Times of Urfi; Sufis & Dervishes: Their Art & Use of Poetry; Forms of Poems in Persian in which Urfi wrote. Selected Bibliography. Large Print (18pt) & Large Format (8" x 10") Edition 161 pages. amazon.com/author/smithpa

Download or read book THE PERSIAN SUFI POET ANVARI Selected Poems written by Anvari and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-02-08 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE PERSIAN SUFI POET: ANVARI Selected Poems (Large Print & Large Format Edition) Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Anvari (1126-1189) was a court poet of the Seljuk sultans. Jami composed a ruba'i where he names him, with Firdausi and Sadi as one of the 'three apostles' of Persian poetry. He was a celebrated astronomer, mathematician and scientist who gave them up for the more lucrative occupation of a court poet, that he later rejected twenty years before death for a life of seclusion and contemplation, embracing Sufism. He is renowned for his delightful wittiness that can be found in many of his ruba'is and qit'as and ghazals. He is one of the greatest Persian masters of the qasida and his one called 'The Tears of Khurasan' is considered a masterpiece. He created a new kind of poetry by using the conversational language of the time. The correct rhyme-structure has been kept and the beauty and meaning of these unique poems. Introduction 0n his Life and Times and Forms of Poetry. Selected Bibliography. Large Print (18pt), Large Format (8" x 10") Edition. 191 pages. Paul Smith (b.1945) is a poet, author, translator of many books of Sufi poets from the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, 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, Lalla Ded, Bulleh Shah, Shah Latif, Mahsati, Iqbal, Ghalib and others, and his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and a dozen screenplays.

Download or read book BULLEH SHAH PUNJABI SUFI POET Selected Poems written by Bulleh Shah and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-09 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BULLEH SHAH: PUNJABI SUFI POET Selected Poems (Large Print & Large Format Edition) Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Bulleh Shah (1680-1758) was a Sufi poet who composed in Punjabi and settled in Kasur, now in Pakistan. His Spiritual Master was Shah Inayat. The poetic form Bulleh Shah is called the Kafi, a style of Punjabi poetry used not only by the Sufis of Sindh and Punjab, but also by Sikh gurus. His poetry and philosophy strongly criticizes the Islamic religious orthodoxy of his day. His time was marked with communal strife between Muslims and Sikhs. But in that age Bulleh Shah was a beacon of hope and peace for the citizens of the Punjab. Several of his songs or kafis are still regarded as an integral part of the traditional repertoire of qawwali, the musical genre that represents the devotional music of the Sufis. Here is also a large selection of his dohas, single couplet rhyming poems. Introduction on his Life, Times & Poems & Influence and on Sufis & Dervishes: Their Art & Use of Poetry, Selected Bibliography. The correct rhyme-structure has been kept as well as the beauty and meaning of these powerful, spiritual poems. Large Print (18pt), Large Format (8" x 10") Edition. 198 pages. Paul Smith (b. 1945) is a poet, author and 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, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Jahan Khatun, Iqbal, Ghalib, Seemab, Jigar, Urfi and many others, as well as his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and a dozen screenplays.

Download or read book Jalal Ud Din Rumi written by Jalal-Ud-Din Rumi and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-03 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: JALAL-UD-DIN RUMI: SELECTED POEMS (Large Type & Format Edition) Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Here is a wonderful, large selection of poems of the great Sufi Spiritual Master of the 13th century, who has become today the most popular poet in the world, Jelal ud-din Rumi. They are powerful, down-to-earth, spiritual and full of joy, bliss and understanding. Included in the Introduction is the life of Rumi and a chapter on the poems in this collection... the ruba'i, the ghazal, masnavi, qasida, tarikh-bands. Selected Bibliography. Glossary. The correct rhyme-structure has been kept as well as the beauty and meaning of these immortal poems of this most popular Perfect Spiritual Master Poet. Large 16pt Type, Large Paperback Edition 8" x 10" 325 pages. COMMENTS ON 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.." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran. "Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of many works in English into Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart. Paul Smith (b. 1945) is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets from the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages... including 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 Said, Ghalib, Nazir, Iqbal, Inayat Khan and many others, as well as poetry, fiction, plays, children's books, biographies and screenplays.

Download or read book The Book of Bidel Dehlavi written by Mirza Bidel and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-03-19 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE BOOK OF BIDEL DEHLAVI Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Mirza Abdul-Qader Bidel (1644-1721) is one of the most respected poets from Afghanistan. In the early 17th century, his family moved from Balkh to India, to live under the Mughul dynasty. He was born and educated near Patna but spent most of his life in Dehli. In his later life he spent time travelling and visiting ancestral lands. His writings in Persian are extensive, being one of the creators of the 'Indian style'. Bidel's 16 books of poetry contain nearly 147,000 couplets. With Ghalib he is considered a master of the 'Indian Style' of the ghazal. He had complicated views on the nature of God, heavily influenced by the Sufis. The correct rhyme-structure has been kept as well as the beauty and meaning of these often mystical poems including ghazals, ruba'is, qit'as, bino rhymes, masnavis, mukhammas. Introduction on The Life and Times and Poetry of Bidel, Some of the Many Forms of Poems in Persian in which Bedil composed poems, Sufis & Dervishes: Their Art & Use of Poetry, and a Selected Bibliography. Large Format Paperback, 7" x 10" Pages... 241. 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 of 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). Paul Smith is a poet, author and translator of many 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, Mu'in, Amir Khusrau, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre. Lalla Ded, Mahsati and others, and his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and 12 screenplays. www.newhumanitybooks.com

Download or read book SELECTED SUFI POEMS OF IQBAL Large Print Large Format Edition written by and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-05-03 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SELECTED SUFI POEMS OF IQBAL (Large Print & Large Format Edition) Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Muhammad Iqbal (1873-1938) was born in Sialkot, Punjab. He graduated in Lahore with a master's degree in philosophy. He taught there while he established his reputation as an Urdu poet. During this period his poetry expressed an ardent Indian nationalism, but a marked change came over his views when he was studying for his doctorate at Cambridge, visiting German universities. He turned to Islam and Sufism for inspiration and rejected nationalism as a disease of the West. These ideas found expression in his long poems written in Persian, presumably to gain his ideas an audience in the Moslem world outside India. In his final years he returned to Urdu as his medium with ghazals inspired by his on-and-off Sufism. Here is a large collection of his Sufi ruba'is, ghazals, nazms, qit'as, masnavis & a qasida in English in the correct rhyme-structure and meaning. Introduction on his Life, Times & Poetry and Poetic Forms he wrote in. Selected Bibliography. Large Print (16pt) & Large Format Edition (7" x 10") 268 pages. Paul Smith (b. 1945) is a poet, author and 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, Omar Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Mahsati, Lalla Ded, Bulleh Shah, Shah Latif, Makhfi, Seemab, Jigar, Abu Nuwas, Ibn al-Farid and many others, and his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and screenplays. amazon.com/author/smithpa

Download or read book The Persian Sufi Master Poet Fakhr Al Din Eraqi 1213 1289 written by Paul Smith and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-01-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE PERSIAN SUFI MASTER POET FAKHR AL-DIN 'ERAQI (1213-1289) Selected Poems Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Fakhr ud-din Ibrahim 'Eraqi (1213-1289) was the author of a Divan of spiritual ghazals and ruba'is and the famous work in prose and poetry... Lama'at, 'Divine Flashes'... a classic of Sufi Mysticism. He was born in Hamadan in western Persia and as a child learnt the Koran by heart. He travelled from Persia to India with dervishes where he stayed for 25 years. It is said that on his travels he met Rumi. His grave is in Damascus beside that of another great Perfect Master and poet Ibn al-'Arabi. When seeing these graves a pilgrim stated, "That ('Iraqi) is the Persian Gulf and this (Ibn al- 'Arabi) is the Arabian Sea." Introduction: The Life & Times & Poems of 'Eraqi, Sufis & Dervishes: Their Art & Use of Poetry, Selected Bibliography, Forms in Classical Persian Poetry Used by 'Eraqi. A good Selection of Rubai's, Ghazals, Qasidas, Masnavis, Tarji-bands, the complete masterpiece Book of Lovers, they are all here. The correct rhyme-structure has been kept as well as the beauty and meaning of these inspiring, mystical poems. Large Print (14pt) & Large Format (7" x 10") Paperback 333 pages. 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." 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 (b. 1945) is a poet, author and translator of many 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, Mu'in, Amir Khusrau, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Shah Latif, Mahsati, Lalla Ded, Rahman Baba, Iqbal, Ghalib, Seemab, Jigar, Abu Nuwas, Ibn al-Farid, Ibn al-'Arabi and others, and his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and a dozen screenplays.amazon.com/author/smithpa New Humanity Books