Download or read book Anthology of Poetry of the Chishti Sufi Order written by Various and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-10-09 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ANTHOLOGY OF POETRY ~OF~ THE CHISHTI SUFI ORDERTranslations, Introduction Notes by Paul SmithThe Chishti Order is a Sufi order within the mystic branches of Islam which was founded in Chisht, a small town near Herat, Afghanistan about 930 A.D. The Chishti Order is known for its emphasis on love, tolerance, and openness. The Master & Perfect Master Poets: Mu'in ud-din Chishti, Baba Farid, Nizam-ud-din Auliya, Amir Khusrau, Dara Shikoh, Hasan Dihlavi, Niyaz, Inayat Khan and Khadim. Introduction on the Chishti Order of Sufism and the Spiritual forms of the Master Poets of this famous Order of the Indian Sub-Continent. The correct rhyme-structures have been kept and the meaning of these often beautiful, powerful and always spiritual poems. Pages 313.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 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). “I was very impressed with the beauty of these books.” Dr. R.K. Barz. Faculty of Asian Studies, Australian National University.“I have never seen such a good translation and I would like to write a book in Farsi and introduce his Introduction to Iranians.” Mr B. Khorramshai, Academy of Philosophy, Tehran.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, Mu'in, Amir Khusrau, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Omar Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Bulleh Shah, Shah Latif and others, and his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and screenplays.www.newhumanitybooksbookheaven.com

Download or read book The Book of the Chishti Sufi Poets written by Paul Smith and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-04-16 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE BOOK OF CHISHTI SUFI POETS Translation & Introduction Paul Smith The Chishti Order is a Sufi order within the mystic branches of Islam that was founded in Chisht, a small town near Herat, Afghanistan about 930 A.D. It was brought to India by the Perfect Spiritual Master and poet Mu'in ud-din Chishti. It has a wide following, even today. The Chishti Order is known for its emphasis on love, tolerance, and openness. The Poets: Mu'in ud-din Chishti, Baba Farid, Nizam-ud-din Auliya, Amir Khusrau, Hasan Dihlavi, Niyaz, Inayat Khan and Khadim. Introduction is on the Chishti Order of Sufism and the Poetic forms of the Master Poets of this famous Order of the Indian Sub-Continent and on Sufis & Dervishes... Their Art & Use of Poetry. Spiritual Glossary. The correct rhyme-structures have been kept and the meaning of these often beautiful, powerful and always spiritual, enlightening poems. Large Format Paperback 7" x 10" Pages 346. 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 of 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). "I was very impressed with the beauty of these books." Dr. R.K. Barz. Faculty of Asian Studies, Australian National University. 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, Omar Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Bulleh Shah, Shah Latif, Ghalib, Iqbal, Makhfi, Lalla Ded, Nazir Akbarabadi and others, and his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and screenplays. www.newhumanitybooks.com

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Download or read book Mu in Ud din Chishti written by Paul Smith and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-09-15 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MU'IN UD-DIN CHISHTI: SELECTED POEMSTranslation & Introduction Paul SmithMu'in ud-din Chishti (1141-1230) also known as Gharib Nawaz or 'Benefactor of the Poor', is the most famous Sufi saint of the Chishti Order of the Indian Subcontinent. In his book Pre Mughal Persian in Hindustan, Muhammad 'Abdu'l Ghani states… “He was the greatest lyric poet of his age. His style is exuberant and precise at once. His poems are a storehouse of transcendental thoughts beautifully ordered and forcefully expressed. There is always a sense of pious serenity and joy in his verses that are teeming with Divine Love… his poetry resembles closely that of Hafiz… He takes his readers along with him solely to spiritual ecstasy and gives them a peep into the ethereal world…” Today, hundreds of thousands of Muslims, Hindus, Christians and others take grace from his tomb and poems. This is the largest selection of his ghazals translated into English in the correct form and meaning. Introduction includes: Life, Times & Poetry of Mu'in ud-din Chishti, The Chishti Order of Sufism, Sufis & Dervishes: Their Art & Use of Poetry. 171 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. 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 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). 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, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre and many others, as well as poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and screenplays.

Download or read book Divine Sufi Poems of Mu in Ud Din Chishti the Chishti Poets written by Paul Smith and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-29 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVINE SUFI POEMS OF MU'IN UD-DIN CHISHTI & THE 'CHISHTI' POETS Translation & Introduction Paul Smith. Mu'in ud-din Chishti (1141-1230) also known as Gharib Nawaz or 'Benefactor of the Poor', is the most famous Sufi Perfect Master of the Chishti Order of the Indian Subcontinent. In his book Pre-Mughal Persian in Hindustan, Muhammad 'Abdu'l Ghani states... "He was the greatest lyric poet of his age. His style is exuberant and precise at once. His poems are a storehouse of transcendental thoughts beautifully ordered and forcefully expressed. There is always a sense of pious serenity and joy in his verses that are teeming with Divine Love... his poetry resembles closely that of Hafiz... He takes his readers along with him solely to spiritual ecstasy and gives them a peep into the ethereal world..." Today, hundreds of thousands of Muslims, Hindus, Christians and others take grace from his tomb and poems. This is the largest selection of his ghazals translated into English in the correct form and meaning. Introduction includes: Life, Times & Poetry of Mu'in ud-din Chishti, The Chishti Order of Sufism, Sufis & Dervishes: Their Art & Use of Poetry, The Ghazal Form He Used. Bibliography. Glossary... Appendix: Selection of poems by other Poets of the Chishti Sufi Order. Large Type (16pt) & Large Format Paperback (8" x 10") 420 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 of works 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). 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, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Lalla Ded, Seemab, Jigar, Abu Nuwas, Seemab and many others, as well as poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and 12 screenplays. amazon.com/author/smithpa Published by New Humanity Books

Download or read book Enlightened Poems of Mu in Ud Din Chishti written by Mu'in Ud-Din Chishti and published by . This book was released on 2019-05-18 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ENLIGHTENED POEMS OF MU'IN UD-DIN CHISHTI (Large Print & Large Format Edition) Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Mu'in ud-din Chishti (1141-1230) also known as Gharib Nawaz or 'Benefactor of the Poor', is the most famous Sufi Perfect Master of the Chishti Order of the Indian Subcontinent. In his book Pre-Mughal Persian in Hindustan, Muhammad 'Abdu'l Ghani states... "He was the greatest lyric poet of his age. His style is exuberant and precise at once. His poems are a storehouse of transcendental thoughts beautifully ordered and forcefully expressed. There is always a sense of pious serenity and joy in his verses that are teeming with Divine Love... his poetry resembles closely that of Hafiz... He takes his readers along with him solely to spiritual ecstasy and gives them a peep into the ethereal world..." Today, hundreds of thousands of Muslims, Hindus, Christians and others take grace from his tomb and poems. This is the largest selection of his ghazals translated into English in the correct form and meaning. Introduction includes: Life, Times & Poetry of Mu'in ud-din Chishti, The Chishti Order of Sufism, Sufis & Dervishes: Their Art & Use of Poetry, The Ghazal Form He Used. Bibliography. Glossary... Large Type 16p, Large Format Paperback 8" x 10" 206 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, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Lalla Ded, Seemab, Jigar, Abu Nuwas, Seemab and many others, as well as poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and 12 screenplays. amazon.com/author/smithpa

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.

Download or read book The Book of Mu in Ud Din Chishti written by Mu'in ud-din Chishti and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-12-11 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE BOOK OF MU'IN UD-DIN CHISHTI Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Mu'in ud-din Chishti (1141-1230) also known as Gharib Nawaz or 'Benefactor of the Poor', is the most famous Sufi saint of the Chishti Order of the Indian Subcontinent. In his book Pre Mughal Persian in Hindustan, Muhammad 'Abdu'l Ghani states... "He was the greatest lyric poet of his age. His style is exuberant and precise at once. His poems are a storehouse of transcendental thoughts beautifully ordered and forcefully expressed. There is always a sense of pious serenity and joy in his verses that are teeming with Divine Love... his poetry resembles closely that of Hafiz... He takes his readers along with him solely to spiritual ecstasy and gives them a peep into the ethereal world..." Today, hundreds of thousands of Muslims, Hindus, Christians and others take grace from his tomb and poems. This is the largest selection of his ghazals translated into English in the correct form and meaning. Introduction includes: Life, Times & Poetry of Mu'in ud-din Chishti, The Chishti Order of Sufism, Sufis & Dervishes: Their Art & Use of Poetry, Main Forms of Poems Used by the Chishti Poets. Appendix: Selection of Poems by other Chishti Poets including Baba Farid, Nizam ud-din, Amir Khusrau, Hasan Dihlavi, Niyaz, Inayat Khan, Khadim. Large Format Paperback 7" x 10" 315 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.." 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). Paul Smith 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, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre Lalla Ded and many others, as well as poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and screenplays. www.newhumanitybooksbookheaven.com

Download or read book The Sufi Qasida written by Paul Smith and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-10-30 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE SUFI QASIDA: An Anthology Translations, Introduction by Paul Smith The qasida is a form of praise poetry from pre-Islamic Arabia. It was later inherited by the Persians, the Turks, the Afghans and Urdu Poets where it was developed immensely by Sufi, court and tribal poets. The qasida resembles a ghazal in many ways except that it is longer. Included with each 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 poems. Introduction: The Qasida: The Beginnings in Arabia... The Persian Qasida... Qasida in Turkey, Sufis & Dervishes: Their Art and Use of Poetry. THE POETS (In Order of Appearance) Ka'b 39, Rudaki 46, Dhu'l-Nun 51, Kisa'i 58, Al-Mutanabbi 60, Farrukhi 121, Minuchirhri 69, Unsuri 133, Ibn Sina 72, Nasir-i-Khusraw 75, Al-Ghazali 70, Asadi 82, Sana'i 88, Gilani 93, Anvari 97, Falaki 111, Khaqani 15, Abu Madyan 119, Suhrawardi 125, Zahir 130, Nizami 135, Ibn al-Farid 140, Ibn 'Arabi 156, Rumi 161, Hamgar 274, Al-Busiri 167, 'Iraqi 189, Humam 192, Amir Khusrau 195, Auhadi 202, Obeyd Zakani 205, Hafiz 209, Haydar 219, Azad 230, Shah Shuja 292, Shah Ni'tmu'llah 233, Necati 238, 'Aishah al-Ba'uniyah 245, Fuzuli 267, Baqi 271, Mirza 277, Nef'i 285, Khushal 289, Rahman Baba 296, Zauq 301, Ghalib 306, Iqbal 312, Ahmed Shawqi 318, Parvin 337, Paul 344. Pages 351. 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." 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 (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, Lalla Ded, Mu'in, Mansur Hallaj, Mahsati 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 New Humanity Books Book Heaven Publications Catalogue written by Paul Smith and published by . This book was released on 2013-07-11 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW HUMANITY BOOKS/BOOK HEAVEN Publications CataloguePoetry/Sufism/Indian Poetry/Turkish Poetry/Urdu Poetry/Persian Poetry/Afghan Poetry/Arabic Poetry/Australian Poetry/Eastern Religions/ Middle-Eastern Religions/Islam/Vedanta/Mysticism Fiction/Children's Books/Screenplays/Mysteries/Plays/Spirituality/New Age A Selection of Books Published by New Humanity Books/Book HeavenTRANSLATIONS: Divan of Hafiz, Hafiz: The Oracle, Ruba'iyat of Hafiz, Hafiz: Tongue of the Hidden, Hafiz: Book of the Winebringer, Hafiz: Love's Perfect Gift, Hafiz: Selected Poems, Seven Hundred Sayings of Kabir, Ruba'iyat of Rumi, Ruba'iyat of Sadi, Rumi: Selected Poems, Divan of Sadi, Nizami: Layla and Majnun, Nizami: Treasury of the Mysteries, Nizami: Selected Poems, Obeyd Zakani: The Dervish Joker, Obeyd Zakani's Mouse & Cat, Hafiz's Friend: Jahan Khatun, Piercing Pearls: The Complete Anthology of Persian Poetry (2 vols.); Princesses, Sufis, Dervishes, Martyrs and Feminists: Eight Women Poets of the East, Makhfi: The Princess Sufi Poet Zeb-un-Nissa, The Sufi Ruba'iyat: An Anthology, The Sufi & Dervish Ghazal: An Anthology, The Ruba'iyat: A World Anthology, The Ghazal: A World Anthology, The Divine Wine: A Treasury of Sufi & Dervish Poetry (2 vols.), The Masnavi: A World Anthology, The Qasida: A World Anthology, Ibn al-Farid: Wine & The Mystic's Progress, Unity in Diversity: Anthology of Sufi Poets of Indian Sub-Continent; Tongues on Fire: Anthology of the Poets of Afghanistan; Wine, Blood & Roses: Anthology of Turkish Poets, Love's Agony & Bliss: Anthology of Urdu Poetry; Hearts With Wings: Anthology of Persian Sufi & Dervish Poetry, Breezes of Truth: Selected Arabic Sufi Poetry, Yunus Emre, Turkish Dervish: Selected Poems, Anthology of Classical Arabic Poetry, The Qit'a: Anthology of the 'Fragment' in Arabic, Persian & Eastern Poetry, Ruba'iyat of al-Ma'arri, Ruba'iyat of Sarmad, Ruba'iyat of 'Attar, Ruba'iyat of Abu Said, Ruba'iyat of Mahsati, Ruba'iyat of Baba Tahir, Ruba'iyat of Jahan Khatun, Ruba'iyat of Sana'i, Sana'i: Selected Poems, The Poets of Shiraz, Ruba'iyat of Jami, Jami: Selected Poems, Ruba'iyat of Khayyam, Ruba'iyat of Auhad ud-din, Huma: Selected Poems of Meher Baba, Rudaki: Selected Poems, The Seven Golden Odes (Qasidas) of Arabia, The Qita: Anthology of 'Fragment' in Arabic, Persian and Eastern Poetry, Ruba'iyat of Nesimi, Nesimi: Selected Poems, Ruba'iyat of Bedil, Bedil: Selected Poems, Anvari: Selected Poems, Ruba'iyat of 'Iraqi, The Wisdom of Ibn Yamin, Shabistari: The Rose Garden of Mystery, Shimmering Jewels: Anthology of Poetry under the Mughal Emperors of India (1526-1857), Amir Khusrau: Selected Poems, Rahman Baba: Selected Poems, Ruba'iyat of Dara Shikoh, Ruba'iyat of Ansari, Poems of Majnun (Qays), Mu'in ud-din Chishti: Selected Poems, Anthology of Poets of the Chishti Sufi Order, A Wealth of Poets: Persian Poetry at the Courts of Sultan Mahmud in Ghazneh & Sultan Sanjar in Ghanjeh (998-1158), Shah Ni'matullah: Selected Poems, Ruba'iyat of Ni'matullah, Poets of the Ni'matullah Sufi Order, Ansari: Selected Poems, Baba Farid: Selected Poems., Qasidah Burdah: The Three Poems of the Prophet's Mantle, 'Iraqi: Selected Poems, 'Attar: Selected Poems, Ruba'iyat of Anvari, Zarathushtra: Selected Poems, 'Iraqi: Selected Poems, Qasidah Burdah: Three Poems of the Prophet's Mantle, Khushal Khan Khattak: The Great Warrior & Poet of Afghanistan, Selected Poems, Ruba'iyat of Baba Afzal, Lalla Ded: Selected Poems, Bulleh Shah: Selected Poems, Shah Latif: Selected Poems, Modern Sufi Poetry: A Selection, Khidr in Sufi Poetry, Adam: First Perfect Master & Poet. FICTION: Hafiz of Shiraz: A Novel-Biography (3 vols), The First Mystery, The Second Mystery, Hafiz: The Ugly Little Boy Who Became a Great Poet, Pan of the Never-Never, The Greatest Game, The Healer and the Emperor, Golf is Murder, The Zen Golf Murder, Riana, The Greatest Game. Etc, Etc.

Download or read book Anthology of the Ghazal in Sufi Poetry of the Indian Sub Continent written by Lecturer Department of French Paul Smith and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-05-28 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anthology of the Ghazal in Sufi Poetry of the Indian Sub-continent Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Some of the greatest Sufi-Master Poets of the ghazal, the most ancient and most spiritual form of poetry, were from the Indian Sub-continent... such as Mu'in ud-din Chishti, Amir Khusrau, Hasan Dihlavi, Sultan Bahu, Makhfi, Nazir, Ghalib, Jigar and Huma. Here is a good selection of the greatest poets of this unique form in the correct rhyme-strure and meaning. These are beautiful and profound and inspiring spiritual poems from those on the path and those who have reached the destination. CONTENTS: Sufis & Dervishes: Their Art and Use of Poetry... Page 7, Glossary of Sufi and Dervish Symbols... 28, The Ghazal Sufi & Dervish Poetry of the Indian Sub-Continent... 34 THE POETS... Mu'in 41, Amir Khusrau 66, Hasan Dihlavi 93, Qutub Shah 115, Dara Shikoh 120, Sultan Bahu 127, Makhfi 156, Wali 180, Bedil 189, Ali Haider 203, Sauda 205, Dard 209, Nazir 215, Mir 240, Sachal Sarmast 252, Aatish 263, Zafar 273, Zauq 281, Ghalib 287, Shad 319, Iqbal 325, Asghar 342, Jigar 347, Huma 362, Firaq 381, Josh 389. Pages 392. 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. "Superb translations. 99% Hafez 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of English to Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart. Paul Smith 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, Iqbal, Makhfi, Nazir and many others, as well as his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, kids books and a dozen screenplays. www.newhumanitybooks.com

Download or read book Divan of Mu in Ud Din Chishti written by Mu'in Chishti and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-03-23 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVAN OF MU'IN UD-DIN CHISHTI (Gharib Narwaz) Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Mu'in ud-din Chishti (1141-1230) also known as Gharib Nawaz or 'Benefactor of the Poor', is the most famous Sufi saint of the Chishti Order of the Indian Subcontinent. In his book Pre Mughal Persian in Hindustan, Muhammad 'Abdu'l Ghani states... "He was the greatest lyric poet of his age. His style is exuberant and precise at once. His poems are a storehouse of transcendental thoughts beautifully ordered and forcefully expressed. There is always a sense of pious serenity and joy in his verses that are teeming with Divine Love... his poetry resembles closely that of Hafiz... He takes his readers along with him solely to spiritual ecstasy and gives them a peep into the ethereal world..." Today, hundreds of thousands of Muslims, Hindus, Christians and others take grace from his tomb and poems. This is the largest selection of his ghazals translated into English in the correct form and meaning. Introduction includes: Life, Times & Poetry of Mu'in ud-din Chishti, The Chishti Order of Sufism, Sufis & Dervishes: Their Art & Use of Poetry, Main Forms of Poems Used by the Chishti Poets. Bibliography. Appendix: Selection of Poems by other Chishti Poets including Baba Farid, Nizam ud-din, Amir Khusrau, Hasan Dihlavi, Niyaz, Inayat Khan, Khadim. Large Format Paperback 7" x 10" 315 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.." 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). Paul Smith 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, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Lalla Ded, Seemab, Jigar, Abu Nuwas, Baba Farid, Ibn al-Farid, Ibn al-Arabi and many others, as well as poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and 12 screenplays.

Download or read book Of Sacred and Secular Desire written by Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-11-30 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fertile land of the five rivers (punj+ab in Persian) has persistently stirred the imagination of its peoples. Its story is the story of invasion. In 326 BCE Alexander the Great marched through the Hindu Kush, conquered the verdant plains now divided between India and Pakistan, and stamped Greek cultural and linguistic influence on the region. Over the centuries the lure of the Punjab attracted further waves of outsiders: Scythians, Sassanians, Huns, Afghans, Turks, Mughals and - closer to our own times - the British. Many savage battles were fought. But at the same time, as different ethnic and religious groups came together and melded, the collective psyche of the Punjab was coloured by vibrant new patterns, new worldviews and new languages. Punjabi poetry is the dynamic result of these cross-cultural encounters. In her rich and diverse anthology, Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh makes a major contribution to interfaith dialogue and comparative literary studies. Covering the entire spectrum of writers, from the artistic patterns of the first Punjabi poet (Baba Farid, 1173-1265) to feminist author Amrita Pritam (d. 2005), the volume serves as an ideal introduction to the three faiths of Sikhism, Islam and Hinduism. Whether focusing on Sikh gurus or Sufi saints, it boldly illuminates the area's unique character, linguistic rhythms and celebrations, and will have strong appeal to undergraduate students of religion, literature and South Asian studies, as well as general readers.

Download or read book Five Great Classic Sufi Master Poets Selected Poems written by Paul Smith and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-10-02 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FIVE GREAT CLASSIC SUFI MASTER POETS Khaqani, Mu'in ud-din Chishti, 'Attar & Auhad ud-din Kermani SELECTED POEMS Translation & Introduction Paul Smith The great Sufi Perfect Master Poets of the Early Classic Age (12th-13th century) were straightforward and inspiring in the poetic forms of the ghazal, ruba'i, qasida and the masnavi in expressing their love for the Divine Beloved and their contempt for this world and its illusions. Here are hundreds of beautiful poems by them in the correct form and meaning and biographies about them. Khaqani (1122-1199 was a great poet and a master of the qasida and one of the first of the ghazal. He lost his father and was brought up by an uncle at court of the Shirwanshah. He embraced Sufism and fled to Iraq inspiring his masnavi 'A Gift from the Two Iraqs'. Mu'in ud-din Chishti (1141-1230) is the most famous Sufi saint of the Chishti Order of India. His poems are a storehouse of transcendental thoughts beautifully ordered and forcefully expressed. His poems are teeming with Divine Love. 'Attar is one of the most important Sufi Poet-Masters of the 13th century. He composed over forty books in masnavi form and powerful mystical poems in the ghazal and ruba'i form. Auhad ud-din Kermani (1164-1238) was influenced by 'Attar, Ibn 'Arabi and Suhrawadi and was a powerful speaker and Sufi Master. He used the ruba'i in his teaching. Introduction: Sufis & Dervishes: Their Art & Use of Poetry and on the various poetic forms. Pages 541. 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. "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 of 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, Ghalib and many others, as well as poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and screenplays. www.newhumanitybooksbookheaven.com

Download or read book The Big Book of Sufi Poetry an Anthology written by Paul Smith and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-12-30 with total page 820 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE BIG BOOK OF SUFI POETRY: An Anthology Translations & Introductions Paul Smith CONTENTS: Sufis & Dervishes: Their Art and Use of Poetry, The Main Forms in Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Kashmiri, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Sindhi & Pushtu Sufi & Dervish Poetry... Glossary. THE POETS...Hazrat Ali 31, Ali Ibn Husain 31, Rabi'a of Basra 32, Dhu'l-Nun 35, Bayazid Bistami 39, Al Nuri 40, Junaid 43, Sumnun 44, Mansur al-Hallaj 45, Ibn 'Ata 51, Rudaki 53, Shibli 57, Baba Tahir 58, Abu Said 62, Ibn Sina 68, Baba Kuhi 71, Ansari 73, Al-Ghazzali 74, Hamadani 77, Sana'i 79, Gilani 89, Mahsati 91, Abu Maydan 95, Khaqani 98, Mu'in 106, Suhrawadi 118, Nizami 122, Ruzbihan 140, Baghdadi 141, 'Attar 143, Auhad-ud-din Kermani 160, Kamal ud-din 164, Ibn al-Farid 168, Ibn 'Arabi 177, Baba Farid 185, Hamavi 190, Baba Afzal 192, Rumi 195, Imami 238, Sadi 239, 'Iraqi 279, Sultan Valad 289, Humam 292, Yunus Emre 296, Shabistari 306, Amir Khusrau 313, Hasan Dihlavi 322, Simnani 331, Auhadi 334, Ibn Yamin 338, Khaju 342, Obeyd Zakani 347, Emad 356, Lalla Ded 364, Hafiz 366, Jahan Khatun 408, Ruh Attar 434, Haydar 440, Junaid Shirazi 449, Ahmedi 451, Kadi Burhan-ud-din 454, Kamal 458, Maghribi 461, Nesimi 468, 'Arifi 476, Suleyman Chelebi 480, Sheykhi 485, Kasim Anwar 487, Shah Ni'matu'llah 492, Shah Da'i 1497, Kabir 1403, Jami 516, 'Aishah al-Ba'uniyah 529, Baba Fighani 538, Pir Sultan 541, Khayali 545, Fuzuli 549, Huda'i 556, Urfi 558, Qutub Shah 561, Mirza 563, Nef'i 576, Sa'ib 579, Dara Shikoh 581, Sarmad 587, Khushal 595, Sultan Bahu 602, Ashraf Khan 605, Nasir Ali 609, Makhfi 610, Bedil 628, AbdulKhadir 634, Rahman Baba 639, Khwaja Mohammad 649, Hamid 654, Niyaz 664, Wali 667, Bulleh Shah 671, Shah Latif 676, Mushtaq 683, Ali Haider 685, Sauda 687, Dard 690, Ahmad Shah 694, Shaida 700, Nazir 705, Hatef 715, Mir 721, Sachal Sarmast 731, Galib 735, Nur 'Ali Shah 741, Bibi Hayati 743, Rida 'Ali Shah 749, Muzaffar 'Ali Shah 404, Esrar Dede 406, Aatish 408, Zauq 413, Dabir 416, Anees 762, Tahirah 764, Hali 771, Farid 772, Shad 775, Khusrawi 778, Iqbal 780, Inayat Khan789, Ashgar 798. Correct form and meaning has been kept in all these poems. Biography & bibliography with each poet. Large Format Edition 7" x 10..". 799 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." 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). 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, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Iqbal, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Ghalib and many others, as well as his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies and a dozen screenplays. www.newhumanitybooksbookheaven.com

Download or read book Anthology of Ruba i Quatrain in Sufi Poetry of the Indian Sub Continent written by Paul Smith and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-06-06 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ANTHOLOGY OF RUBA'I (QUATRAIN) IN SUFI POETRY OF THE INDIAN SUB-CONTINENT Translation & Introduction Paul Smith The ruba'i form of mystical poetry has a long, wonderful history of a 1000 years in the Sufi poetry of the Indian sub-continent, second only to Persia. CONTENTS: The Ruba'i (Quatrain) in Sufi Poetry of the Indian Sub-Continent... 7, Sufism in Persian & Urdu Poetry... 12, Glossary for Sufi Poetry... 17. THE POETS... Ma'sud Sa'd 23, Amir Khusrau 33, Babur 49, Farighi 56, Humayan 58, Ghazali 67, Faizi 78, Urfi 83, Hayati 90, Nami 94, Rahim 108, Qutub Shah 115, Tausani 118, Sa'ib 120, Dara Shikoh 123, Sarmad 155, Mullah Shah 188, Makhfi 201, Bedil 209, Sauda 233, Dard 243, Mir 250, Aatish 266, Zafar 272, Zauq 277, Ghalib 283, Momin 296, Dabir 303, Anees 311, Hali 319, Shad 327, Iqbal 335, Asghar 279, Firaq 375, Josh 384. 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 short, insightful, powerful, inspired poems. Large Format Paperback 7" x 10" Pages 396. 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. "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 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, Iqbal, Makhfi, Nazir and many others, as well as his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, kids books and a dozen screenplays. www.newhumanitybooks.com

Download or read book The Chishti Sufi Order in South Asia written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: