Download or read book Anthology of the Ghazal in Persian Sufi Poetry written by Paul Smith and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-07 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ANTHOLOGY OF THE GHAZAL IN PERSIAN SUFI POETRYTranslation & Introduction Paul SmithThe greatest Sufi-Master Poets of the ghazal, the most ancient and most spiritual form of poetry, were from the Persia (Iran), including Hafiz, the greatest and most loved of them all. Here is a good selection of the greatest poets of this unique form in the correct rhyme-structure and meaning. CONTENTS: Persian Poetry: A New Beginning... Page 7, Sufis & Dervishes: Their Art and Use of Poetry... 10, The Ghazal in Persian Sufi Poetry... 31, GLOSSARY... 38 THE POETS...Rudaki 45, Baba Kuhi 49, Ansari 51, Sana'i 58, Mahsati 63, Khaqani 66, Mu'in 98, Nizami 117, 'Attar 122, Kamal ud-din 145, Rumi 149, Imami 173, Sadi 175, 'Iraqi 230, Humam 141, Amir Khusrau 145, Hasan Dihlavi 263, Auhadi 285, Ibn Yamin 290, Khaju 292, Obeyd Zakani 302, Emad 318, Hafiz 337, Jahan Khatun 403, Ruh Attar 434, Haydar 442, Junaid Shirazi 449, Kamal 455, Maghribi 461, Kasim Anwar 475, Shah Ni'matu'llah 481, Jami 503, Baba Fighani 526, Urfi 533, Sa'ib 538, Dara Shikoh 543, Makhfi 550, Niyaz 588, Bedil 604, Mushtaq 610, Ghalib 614, Furughi 639, Qa'ani 642, Safa 649, Munis 'Ali Shah 653. Pages 659.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 Anthology of the Ghazal in the Sufi Poetry of Afghanistan written by Lecturer Department of French Paul Smith and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-05-28 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ANTHOLOGY OF THE GHAZAL IN THE SUFI POETRY OF AFGHANISTAN 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 Afghanistan... such as Rumi, Ansari, Sana'i, Jami and Rahman Baba. Here is a good selection of the greatest poets of this unique form in the correct rhyme-structure and meaning. These are beautiful and profound and inspiring spiritual poems from those on the path and those who have reached the destination. CONTENTS: The Ghazal in Dari/Persian and Pushtu Sufi Poetry... Page 7, Sufis & Dervishes: Their Art and Use of Poetry... 15 THE POETS... Shahid 21, Rudaki 23, Rabi'a Balkhi 28, Nasir-i-Khusraw 36, Ansari 42, Sana'i 68, Rumi 83, Imami 112, Jami 114, Mirza 153, Khushal 175, Ashraf Khan 193, Bedil 203, Abdul-Kadir 213, Rahman Baba 227, Khwaja Mohammad 251, Hamid 272, Ahmad Shah 291, Shaida 300. Pages 310. 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 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 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.
Download or read book Anthology of the Gazel in Turkish Sufi Poetry written by Lecturer Department of French Paul Smith and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-05-28 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ANTHOLOGY OF THE GAZEL IN TURKISH SUFI POETRY Translation & Introduction Paul Smith The gazel (ghazal) is perhaps the oldest and most difficult and most beautiful and spiritual form of poetry that has ever existed. Although the poets of the gazel may appear to many as open-minded, drunken, outcast lovers, it does not necessarily mean that they all drank the juice of the grape... for it is an inner spiritual state that they often were expressing. The gazel is a conversation between the lover and the beloved and as in all intimate conversation... the talk flows both ways. The subject may not necessary be about love, but it is always from the point of view of one who loves truth, love and beauty. CONTENTS: The Turkish Language... Page 7, Turkish Poetry... 9, The Gazel in Turkish Sufi Poetry... 12, Glossary For Sufi & Dervish Turkish Poetry... 21 THE POETS... Ahmed Yesevi 27, Yunus Emre 31, Kadi Burhan-ud-din 75, Nesimi 83, Ahmedi 111, Sheykhi 117, Ahmed Pasha 121, Mihri 125, Zeyneb 133, Jem 135, Necati 141, Zati 149, Pir Sultan 155, Khayali 163, Fuzuli 175, Baqi 193, Huda'i 205, Nef'i 209, Yahya 215, Haleti 223, Na'ili 225, Niyazi 231, Nabi 237, Nedim 245, Fitnet 253, Galib 261, Esrar Dede 275, Leyla Khanim 279, Veysel 283. Large Format Paperback 7" x 10" Pages 289 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 Loving the One written by Paul Smith and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-03-12 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LOVING THE ONE Anthology of Sufi & Folk Strophe Poems of Persia, Arabia & the Indian Sub-Continent Translation & Introduction Paul Smith A Persian tarji-band consists of a series of strophes each containing a variable but equal, or nearly equal, number of couplets all in one rhyme... these stanzas being separated from each other by a series of isolated rhyming couplets that mark the end of each strophe. If the same couplet (or refrain) is repeated at the end of each band, or strophe, the poem is a tarji-band, or 'return-tie'. The mukhammas consists of verses of five lines. In the first verse, all of the lines rhyme. In the verses that follow, the first four lines rhyme with each other and the last line rhymes with the rhymes of the first verse. A close inspection of this form shows that it is also as with the ghazal, a spiral, and probably originated from the ghazal. There are other forms in Persian poetry similar to it, with six (musaddes) and seven lines (musebba) in each verse. In some ways a mukhammas is like an extended form of the ghazal, but is a totally rhymed poem and doesn't have the ghazal's freedom, where one can be spontaneous because of the lack of rhyme in the first line of each couplet after the first. The kafi contains a radif or refrain that begins the poem and ends it and is repeated between the rhyming verses in-between and reminds one of the mukhammas. Kafis are common in Punjabi Sufi poetry. Kan Wa-Kan is an Arabic poem in which each stanza has four lines in which the fourth has the sam end rhyme. It became popular in the 13th century for giving spiritual advice. The correct rhyme-structure & meaning has been achieved in all poems. Biographies & Bibliographies of each poet. A Short History of the Strophe Poem: THE POETS: Farrukh, Rumi, 'Iraqi, Obeyd Zakani, Hafiz, Jahan Khatun, Shah Ni'matu'llah, Shah Shuja, 'Aishah al-Ba'uniyah, Bedil, Rahman Baba, Bulleh Shah, Hatef, Nazir Akbarabadi, Qa'ani, Tahirih, Iqbal, Parvin, Large Format Paperback 7" x 10" 451 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 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 and other languages... including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Baba Farid, Mu'in, Lalla Ded, Mahsati, Ghalib, Iqbal and many others and his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and a dozen screenplays. www.newhumanitybooks.com
Download or read book The Drunken H f z written by Khashayar Bahar and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-18 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Drunken Hāféz is a compilation of Fifty Ghazals, carefully selected from the celebrated Dīvān of Hãféz of Shiraz, translated word for word from the original Persian into English by Khashayar Bahar, along with an in-depth foreword thoroughly covering the major influences on the mind of the 14th century Shirazi poet. Sufi masters such as Hallaj, Ibn Arabi, Sohrevardi, Ferdowsi, Khayyam and Rumi are studied in detail to better understand the deeper inlaid meanings within the texture of the Hafez Ghazals, along with biographical and sociological references, contemporary to the Shirazi Master of Ghazals; bringing it all into a current perspective, translated into a Shakespearean medium, reflective of the original Persian Sufi language of chivalry, honor and all-inclusive love. Each Ghazal is accompanied by footnotes, that further explain the very words used by Hāféz in the original Farsi. The twenty eight illustrations are original paintings by Jena Ellen Greentree, reflective of Sufi motifs and Hāféz themes such as "the Chalice", "the Ghetto", "the Feast", "the Ceremony", "Foresight", "Magi Boy", "Rain dancers" and so forth. Amongst the many Hāféz translations available in the west, "The Drunken Hāféz" aspires to provide the reader with an honest, untainted, transparent and eloquent translation of the original Persian Ghazals. And as Hāféz was one of the first controversial and free-loving Persian poets of the Islamic Era, these translations seek not to hide his human side as often is the case with most other translations and editions; and are easy to understand and self-evident, without any personal inferences by the translator. As Hāféz loves everyone and is meant to be read by and for everyone, these translations offer the readers the real and untampered character of the original author of the Ghazals, his genuine persona, often hidden beneath the thick crust of Sufi dialectics and sophistry; either often seen through the decadent lens of the Mughals, or the orthodox view of Islamic scholars. The Drunken Hāféz seeks to introduce the all-loving and all too human Hāféz to the free-loving world; an easy Vessel to set sail on the enchanting waters of Persian Poetry, and a relishing Chalice of Celestial Wine. Salut! (Old Persian: Shād-Zī)
Download or read book Anthology of Sufi and Folk Strophe Poems of Persia and the Indian Sub Continent written by Paul Smith and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-10-26 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anthology of Sufi & Folk Strophe Poems of Persia & the Indian Sub-Continent Translation & Introduction Paul Smith A Persian tarji-band consists of a series of stanzas or strophes each containing a variable but equal, or nearly equal, number of couplets all in one rhyme... as in the ghazal and qasida, these stanzas being separated from each other by a series of isolated rhyming couplets that mark the end of each strophe. If the same couplet (or refrain) is repeated at the end of each band, or strophe, the poem is a tarji-band, or 'return-tie'. If on the other hand the couplets concluding each band is different, each rhyming internally in a rhyme different from the preceding and succeeding bands, the poem is called a tarikh-band, or 'composite-tie'. The mukhammas consists of verses of five lines. In the first verse, all of the lines rhyme. In the verses that follow, the first four lines rhyme with each other and the last line rhymes with the rhymes of the first verse. A close inspection of this form shows that it is also as with the ghazal, a spiral, and probably originated from the ghazal. There are other forms in Persian poetry similar to it, with six (musaddes) and seven lines (musebba) in each verse. In some ways a mukhammas is like an extended form of the ghazal, but is a totally rhymed poem and doesn't have the ghazal's freedom, where one can be spontaneous because of the lack of rhyme in the first line of each couplet after the first. The kafi contains a radif or refrain that begins the poem and ends it and is repeated between the rhyming verses in-between (usually two to four) and reminds one of the mukhammas. Bulleh Shah's kafis are regarded as an integral part of the traditional repertoire of Qawwali, the musical genre which represents the devotional music of the Sufis. Kafis are common in Punjabi Sufi poetry. THE POETS: Farrukh, Rumi, 'Iraqi, Obeyd Zakani, Hafiz, Jahan Khatun, Shah Ni'matu'llah, Shah Shuja, Bedil, Rahman Baba, Bulleh Shah, Hatef, Nazir Akbarabadi, Qa'ani, Tahirah, Iqbal, Parvin, Large Format Paperback 7" x 10" 435 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 in English into Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart. "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 and other languages... including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Baba Farid, Mu'in, Lalla Ded, Mahsati, Ghalib, Iqbal and many others and his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and a dozen screenplays. www.newhumanitybooksbookheaven.com
Download or read book Sabk E Hindi the Indian Style in Persian Poetry written by Paul Smith and published by . This book was released on 2016-11-08 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SABK-E HINDI THE 'INDIAN STYLE' IN PERSIAN POETRYAn Anthology from Amir Khusrau to GhalibTranslation & Introduction Paul SmithJan Rypka in his monumental History of Iranian Literature after talking of the first two styles of Persian poetry the 'Kuranasani' style then the 'Iraqian' style goes on to state: "A third style - the 'Indian' as it is called nowadays - was added to the first two from the time of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi. This was evoked both by time and by place, without however being thereby restricted within narrow limits. Rather can it be said that under the Safavids, thus much later it spread like an avalanche to Khurasan and Turkestan as well as Iraq..." He then says that one could call the Kuranasani style up to the 12th century 'realism'; the Iraqian style, 'naturalism' and from the mid 15th century the Indian style in full bloom as 'impressionism, symbolism and romanticism'. Hafiz so loved the ghazals of Amir Khusrau that he copied them (the manuscript still exists in a library in Tashkent). Hafiz was the greatest influence on all the poets that followed him especially the poets of the so called 'fresh' or 'Indian' style and especially Fighani & Urfi who also came from Shiraz. In his ghazals, Hafiz had expressed new ways of seeing the Creation and the inner realms of consciousness as symbols of God's Beauty... he described this in ghazals that were at first spiritually 'romantic', spiritually 'impressionistic' and then spiritually 'surrealistic' or 'symbolic'. CONTENTS: The 'Indian Style' (Sabk-e Hindi) in Persian Poetry, Various Forms in the 'Indian Style' of Persian Poetry, Sufism in Persian Poetry: THE POETS Amir Khusrau, Hasan Dehlavi, Hafiz, Jami, Fighani, Lisani, Vashi, Faizi, Urfi, Ulfati, Naziri, Zuhuri, Talib, Qudsi, Sa'ib, Kalim, Ghani Kashmiri, Vaaz Qazvini, Nasir Ali, Bedil, Ghalib. The correct poetic form & true meaning are in the translations of all of these beautiful & powerful and often spiritual poems. Large Format Paperback 7" x 10" 617 pages.Paul Smith (b.1945) is an Australian 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, Nesimi, Yunus Emre Lalla Ded, Ghalib, Iqbal, Kabir, Shah Latif, Omar Khayyam, and many others and his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and 12 screenplays.www.newhumanitybooks.com
Download or read book The Ghazal a World Anthology written by Paul Smith and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-01-08 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE GHAZAL A World Anthology Translations & Introductions by Paul Smith CONTENTS: The Ghazal in Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Urdu, Punjabi, Sindhi, Kashmiri & English Poetry... 7 GLOSSARY... 11 THE POETS... Hazrat Ali 25, Rabi'a of Basra 26, Dhu'l-Nun 29, Mansur al-Hallaj 31, Khusravani 34, Shahid 35, Manjik 36, Rudaki 36, Rabi'a Balkhi 39, Daqiqi 42, Kisa'i 44, Firdausi 45, Unsuri 48, Baba Kuhi 50, Qatran 51, Mas'ud Sa'd 52, Mu'izzi 55, Sana'i 59, Sabir 61, Mahsati 64, Falaki 66, Jabali 70, Vatvat 72, Anvari 73, Hasan Ghaznavi 78, Suzani 82, Athir 85, Jamal al-din 89, Mujir 92, Khaqani 96, Zahir 93, Nizami 105, 'Attar 108, Kamal ud-din 119, Ibn al-Farid 120, Ibn 'Arabi 123, Rumi 127, Imami 140, Sadi 141, Hamgar 169, 'Iraqi 170, Humam 176, Yunus Emre 178, Amir Khusrau 177, Hasan Dilhavi 198, Auhadi 208, Ibn Yamin 210, Khaju 211, Obeyd Zakani 216, Emad 224, Salman 218, Azad 235, Hafiz 238, Ruh Attar 271, Haydar 276, Junaid Shirazi 280, Kadi Burhan-ud-din 284, Jahan Khatun 287, Kamal 305, Maghribi 307, Nesimi 315, Bushaq 324, Shah Ni'matullah 335, Ahmedi 336, Sheykhi 340, Kasim Anwar 342, Jami 345, Baba Fighani 357, Babur 361, Ahmed Pasha 362, Mihri 365, Zeyneb 368, Jem 370, Necati 373, Zati 376, Pir Sultan 380, Khayali 383, Kamran 389, Fuzuli 390, Huda'i 399, Kahi 401, Baqi 402, Urfi 407, Yahya 409, Qutub Shah 413, Mirza 415, Haleti 425, Sa'ib 426, Na'ili 428, Niyazi 430, Khushal 433, Ashraf Khan 446, Makhfi 451, Nabi 478, Bedil 480, Abdul-Khadir 483, Rahman Baba 490, Khwaja Mohammad 503, Hamid 512, Wali 520, Nedim 524, Mushtaq 527, Ali Haider 528, Fitnet 530, Sauda 534, Dard 536, Ahmad Shah 539, Shaida 445, Nazir 551, Mir 557, Sachal Sarmast 563, Galib 567, Esrar Dede 573, Lelya Khanim 575, Mahmud Gami 576, Aatish 578, Zauq 581, Ghalib 583, Momin 589, Tahirah 592, Shad 599, Iqbal 602, Ashgar 607, Mahjoor 609, Jigar 613, Huma 617, Veysel 634, Firaq 628, Josh 632, Parvin 634, Rahi 640, Faiz 641, Simin 643, Paul 645. Pages 658. COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITH'S FIRST 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." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran. "Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 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 Hafiz." Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author). Paul Smith is a poet, author and translator of over 80 books of Sufi poets of Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish 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, Hallaj, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Lalla Ded, Mu'in, Majnun, Mahsati and many others, as well as his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, kids books and a dozen screenplays.
Download or read book The Ghazal in Arabic Poetry written by Paul Smith and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-12-05 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE GHAZAL IN ARABIC POETRY An Anthology Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Some scholars see the ghazal as coming from Arabic poetry, especially the prelude to longer poems, i.e. the qasida: they say that this prelude was isolated and changed, to eventually become the ghazal. The Arabic root of the word ghazal is gazl which means: spinning, spun, thread, twist... the form of the ghazal is a spiral. Hazrat Ali's ghazal in this volume seems to confirm that it was originally of Arabic creation. Whatever the origin, by the fifteenth century the ghazal had become a mature form of poetry. Introduction includes... Classical Arabic Poetry, The Ghazal in Arabic Poetry. Included with each selection of a particular poet is a biography plus a list of further reading. The correct rhyme-structure has been kept as well as the power and meaning of these beautiful, often mystical poems. THE POETS... Hazrat Ali, Rabi'a of Basra, Abu Nuwas, Dhu'l-Nun, Mansur al-Hallaj, Al-Ma'arri, Ibn al-Farid, Ibn 'Arabi, Aishah al-Ba'uniyah. Large Format Paperback 7" x 10" Pages 150. 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 many 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 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, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Bulleh Shah, Shah Latif, Lalla Ded, Abu Nuwas, Hallaj, Ibn al-Farid, Rahman Baba, Ibn 'Arabi, Al-Ma'arri, Rabi'a, Aishah al-Ba'uniyah and others, his own poetry and fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and 12 screenplays. www.newhumanitybooks.com
Download or read book The Qasida in Sufi Poetry written by Paul Smith and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-12-12 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE QASIDA IN SUFI POETRY 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. Introduction: The Qasida: The Beginnings in Arabia, The Persian Qasida, Qasida in Turkey, Sufis & Dervishes: Their Art and Use of Poetry. THE POETS: 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 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. wwwnewhumanitybooks.com
Download or read book Immortal Rose written by and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains selections, in translation, from the works of Sanai, Attar, Rumi, Saadi, Hafiz and Jami.
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 The Book of Urdu Sufi Poets written by Lecturer Department of French Paul Smith and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-05-28 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE BOOK OF URDU SUFI POETS Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Some of the greatest and most memorable spiritual poems of all time have been composed in the Urdu language and are contained in this anthology. CONTENTS: The Urdu Language... page 7, Urdu Poetry... 10, The Ghazal in Urdu Poetry... 16, Ghazal Singing in India & Pakistan... 25, The Ruba'i in Urdu Poetry... 27, The Masnavi and other forms in Urdu Poetry... 32, Glossary for Sufi & Dervish Urdu Poetry... 35. THE POETS... Amir Khusrau 41, Qutub Shah 45, Wali 52, Sauda 63, Nazir 82, Mir 105, Aatish 132, Zafar 145, Zauq 159, Ghalib 167, Momin 190, Shefta 203, Dagh 209, Dabir 214, Anees 218, Hali 223, Akbar Allahabadi 227, Shad 230, Inayat Khan 241, Iqbal 266, Asghar 279, Josh 284, Jigar 297 and Huma 311. The correct rhyme-structure & meaning has been obtained in all of these hundreds of beautiful, inspiring, loving, honest, mystical poems. Large Format Paperback 7" x 10" Pages 332. 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. "I was very impressed with the beauty of these books." Dr. R.K. Barz. Faculty of Asian Studies, Australian National University. "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, Bulleh Shah, Baba Farid, Lalla Ded, Abu Sa'id, Ibn al-Farid, Abu Nuwas 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 Ghazals by Three Early Persian Sufi God Realized Perfect Master Poets written by Sana'i and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-05 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GHAZALS by Three Early Persian Sufi God-Realized Perfect Master Poets Sana'i, Mu'in, 'Attar Translation & Introduction by Paul Smith One of the most prolific and influential Sufi Master Poets of all time Sana'i (d.1131) was the first Sufi Master Poet of the ghazal and composed many ghazals (over 60 translated here). His long masnavi (rhyming couplets) mystical work The Enclosed Garden of the Truth is said to have had a profound influence on Rumi's composing of his Masnavi and in Sadi's composing his Bustan ('The Orchard'). Included in the Introduction are the Life and Times and Poetry of Sana'i and a history of the ghazal and on The Perfect Master & Sufism in Poetry. Mu'in ud-din Chishti (1141-1230) is the most famous Perfect Master of the ghazal of the Chishti Order of the Indian Subcontinent. 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 on Life, Times & Poetry of Mu'in. 'Attar is seen with Sana'i and Rumi (who he met and influenced) as one of the three most important Sufi Poet-Masters of the 13th century. He composed over forty books mainly in the epic masnavi form. He also composed ghazals that influenced Sadi and Hafiz and all who came later. 'Attar's powerful, honest and controversial ghazals remain as fresh today as they always were. Here is a large selection of all three poets in the correct-rhyme structure with the beauty and meaning of these immortal poems. Introduction on his Life & Times and Poetry. Large Format Paperback 7" x 10" Pages 438. 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 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 (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, Sa'di, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Mu'in, Abu Nuwas, Ibn al-Farid, Seemab, Jigar, Lalla Ded, Hali, Baba Farid and many others, as well as poetry, fiction, plays, children's books, biographies and a dozen screenplays. www.newhumanitybooks.com
Download or read book Hakim Sana i Pioneer of the Persian Sufi Ghazal written by Sana'i and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-03-15 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HAKIM SANA'I Pioneer of the Persian Sufi Ghazal SELECTED POEMS Translation and Introduction by Paul Smith One of the most prolific and influential Sufi Master Poets of all time Hakim Sana'i (d.1131) composed many ghazals (over 90 translated here), masnavis, qasidas, qita's and over 400 ruba'is that influenced all the ruba'i writers that followed him. His long masnavi (rhyming couplets) mystical work The Enclosed Garden of the Truth is said to have had a profound influence on Rumi's composing of his Masnavi and in Sadi's composing his Bustan ('The Orchard'). Included in the Introduction are the Life and Times and Poetry of Sana'i and a history of the ghazal with a selection by its greatest Sufi poets. Selected Bibliography. The correct rhyme-structure has been kept, often for the first time, as well as the beauty and meaning of these powerful, mostly spiritual, beautiful, immortal ghazals. Large Format Edition in Paperback 7" x 10" Pages 214 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 many works in English into Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart. "I was very impressed with the beauty of these books." Dr. R.K. Barz. Faculty of Asian Studies, Australian National University. "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, Mahasti, Iqbal, Ghalib, Rahman Baba, Ibn al-Farid, 'Iraqi, Faiz, Urfi, Rahim and many others, as well as his own poetry, fiction, plays, children's books, biographies and a dozen screenplays. www.newhumanitybooks.com