Download or read book The Library of Great Sufi Poets Book Three written by Paul Smith and published by . This book was released on 2016-02-13 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE LIBRARY OF GREAT SUFI POETS Book ThreeTranslation & Introduction Paul SmithHere is a wonderful, large selection of the Poetry and Lives and Selected Biographies of 11 of the greatest Sufi Poets from Persia, Arabia, Turkey and the Indian Sub-Continent translated into the correct rhyme-structure & meaning, many for the first time. Introduction on Sufis: Their Art and Use of Poetry & The Main Forms of Sufi Poetry. THE POETS: Khayyam 31, Lalla Ded 65, Makhfi 87, Mansur Hallaj 151, Maulana 'Arifi 195, Mir 247, Mu'in ud-Din Chishti 321, Nazir Akbarabadi 393, Nesimi 455, Nizami 509, Obeyd Zakani 577 There are four more volumes in this series. Pages 604.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. "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 and other languages... including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Rab'ia, Mahsati, Sana'i, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Baba Farid, Mu'in, Lalla Ded, Mahsati, Iqbal, Rahman Baba and many others and his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books, 12 screenplays. www.newhumanitybooks.com

Download or read book The Library of Great Sufi Poets Book One written by Paul Smith and published by . This book was released on 2016-02-13 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE LIBRARY OF GREAT SUFI POETS Book OneTranslation & Introduction Paul SmithHere is a wonderful, large selection of the Poetry and Lives and Selected Biographies of 15 of the greatest Sufi Poets from Persia, Arabia and the Indian Sub-Continent translated into the correct rhyme-structure & meaning, many for the first time. Introduction on Sufis: Their Art and Use of Poetry & The Main Forms of Sufi Poetry.THE POETS: Abu Sa'id page 31, 'Aishah Al-Ba'uniyah 63, Al-Ma'arri 117, Amir Khusrau 147, Ansari 205, Anvari 243, 'Attar 285, Auhad ud-Din 339, Baba Azfal 359, Baba Farid 385, Baba Tahir 407, Bedil 435, Bulleh Shah 471, Dara Shikoh 533, Ghalib 559. There are four more volumes in this series. Pages 604.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. "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 and other languages... including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Rab'ia, Mahsati, Sana'i, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Baba Farid, Mu'in, Lalla Ded, Mahsati, Iqbal, Rahman Baba and many others and his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books, 12 screenplays. www.newhumanitybooks.com

Download or read book Three Great Sufi Poets of Andalusia written by Ibn 'Arabi and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-04-05 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THREE GREAT SUFI POETS OF ANDALUSIA Abu Madyan, Ibn 'Arabi & Al-Shushtari SELECTED POEMS Translation & Introduction Paul Smith ABU MADYAN (1126-1198) was a Sufi teacher, scholar and writer and poet. Some say he is the most important founder of Sufism in the Maghreb and Andalusia.. He received his religious education in Fez, where he underwent the influence of the teachings of Gilani, Abu Yaza, and al-Ghazali. After his pilgrimage to Mecca and studies in the Middle East, he returned to teach in Bougie, Algeria. Ibn 'Arabi called Abu Madyan 'the teacher of teachers'. IBN 'ARABI (1165-1240). In the West, he is also known as the Doctor Maximus and in the Islamic world as al-Shaykh al-Akbar (Great Master.) He was born in Murcia in Andalusia, At the age of thirty-five he left Spain intending to make the hajj to Mecca. He lived near Mecca for three years, where he began writing The Meccan Illuminations). In 1204 he left for Anatolia. He finished his influential and controversial book of poems The Interpreter of Ardent Desires in 1215. In 1223 he settled in Damascus where he lived the last seventeen years of his life. A prolific writer, Ibn 'Arabi is generally known as the prime exponent of the idea later known as the 'Unity of Being'. AL-SHUSHTARI (1212-1269) was a Sufi poet who was born in Guadix, northwest of Granada, Spain. As a young man he travelled to Tunisia, Algeria, Damascus and several times made the pilgrimage to Mecca. He finally settled in Egypt. He became a devotee of the Sufi Master Ibn Sab'in. Al-Shushtari composed two treatises on Sufism. Often when walking or riding the poet would sing his poems and play an instrument as he did so. He was influenced by Ibn 'Arabi. The correct rhyme-structure has been kept in all these beautiful, powerful poems. Introduction on the Life & Times & Poetry of the poets and Sufi Poetry and Forms. Large Format Paperback. Pages 187 COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITH'S TRANSLATION OF HAFIZ'S 'DIVAN'. "It is not a joke... the English version of ALL 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. 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. www.newhumanitybooks.com

Download or read book The Library of Great Sufi Poets Book Five written by Paul Smith and published by . This book was released on 2016-02-13 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE LIBRARY OF GREAT SUFI POETS Book FiveEarly Arabic Sufi Poets, Early Persian Sufi Poets, Urdu Sufi Poets, Turkish Sufi Poets, Afghan Sufi Poets Translation & Introduction Paul SmithHere is a wonderful, large selection of the Poetry and Lives and Selected Biographies of 71 of the greatest Sufi Poets from Persia, Arabia, Turkey and the Indian Sub-Continent translated into the correct rhyme-structure & meaning, many for the first time. Introduction on Sufis: Their Art and Use of Poetry & The Main Forms of Sufi Poetry. There are four more volumes in this series. Pages 526.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. "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 and other languages... including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Rab'ia, Mahsati, Sana'i, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Baba Farid, Mu'in, Lalla Ded, Mahsati, Iqbal, Rahman Baba and many others and his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books, 12 screenplays. www.newhumanitybooks.com

Download or read book The Library of Great Sufi Poets Book Eight written by Paul Smith and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-12-22 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE LIBRARY OF GREAT SUFI POETS Book Eight Majnun, Rab'ia al-Adawiyya, Mahsati Ganjavi, Hasan Dehlavi & Aatish Translation & Introduction Paul Smith MAJNUN was a youth, a famous Bedouin poet (immortalised by Nizami) in the seventh century of the Bani Amir tribe in the Najd desert in Arabia. He fell in love with Layla from the same tribe whom he was denied. Most of his recorded poetry was composed before his descent into love-madness (mast) then through a Perfect Master... his spiritual unification with his beloved. RABI'A (717-801). Throughout her life, her Love of God, poverty and self-denial did not waver. More interesting than her absolute asceticism is the actual concept of Divine Love that Rabi'a introduced. She was the first to introduce the idea that God should be loved for God's own sake. She is widely considered to be the most important of the early Sufi poets. MAHSATI (1098-1185) lived in Ganjeh and was a court, dervish (Sufi) and ribald poet. She knew Nizami and Khayyam and composed mainly in the ruba'i form and helped to revolutionize it. HASAN DEHLAVI (1253-1328) was a close friend of the great Amir Khusrau and also achieved greatness as a poet and Sufi. He composed over 800 ghazals; influenced by Sadi he was called the 'Sadi of Hindustan'. AATISH (1777-1847). Khwaja Haidar Ali... pen-name Aatish ('fire') was born in Faizabad. His ancestors had been dervishes and religious men. His words are simple and carefully chosen. His ghazals are on the traditional themes of human and divine love. Correct rhymes are kept in all poems. Biographies & Bibliographies. Introduction on Sufi Poetry and its Forms. 6" x 9" 462 pages. Paul Smith (b. 1945) is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets of the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish and other languages... including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Rab'ia, Mahsati, Sana'i, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Baba Farid, Mu'in, Lalla Ded, Mahsati, Iqbal, Rahman Baba and many others and his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books, 12 screenplays. www.newhumanitybooks.com

Download or read book The Library of Great Sufi Poets written by Lecturer in Human Resource Management in the Department of Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations Paul Smith and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE LIBRARY OF GREAT SUFI POETS Book Six Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Here is a wonderful, large selection of the Poetry and Lives and Selected Biographies of 5 of the greatest Sufi Poets from Persia and the Indian Sub-Continent translated into the correct rhyme-structure & meaning, many for the first time. Introduction on Sufis: Their Art and Use of Poetry & The Main Forms of Sufi Poetry. THE POETS: Nund Rishi of Kashmir page 39, Sa'ib Tabrizi of Persia & India 123, Ghani Kashmiri who composed in Persian 187, Jigar Moradabadi the great Urdu Poet 247 and Huma (Meher Baba) 353. There are five more volumes in this series. Pages 480. 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. "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 and other languages... including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Rab'ia, Mahsati, Sana'i, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Baba Farid, Mu'in, Lalla Ded, Mahsati, Iqbal, Rahman Baba and many others and his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books, 12 screenplays. www.newhumanitybooks.com

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Download or read book The Library of Great Sufi Poets Book Nine written by Rahim and published by . This book was released on 2017-11-08 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE LIBRARY OF GREAT SUFI POETS Book NineRahim, Urfi, Faizi, Dard & ZafarTranslation & Introduction Paul SmithRAHIM (1556-1627) was a Sufi/Bhakti poet and scholar and linguist and great patron of the arts under Emperor Akbar He was famous for his poetry and generosity. Here is a selection of ruba'is, a ghazal, but mainly of his dohas, a rhymed couplet that is a wise, complete thought in itself. URFI (1555-1591) lived in Shiraz until he was twenty-six when he decided to go to India and arrived in the Deccan in 1582 and from there went to Agra where he met the Rahim and became one of his group. His Divan was popular during his lifetime and consisted of ghazals, qasidas and about ruba'is and qit'as. Most of his poems are Sufi in content. FAIZI (1547-1595) held the honorary title Malek ol-shoara (king of poets). This Sufi poet-laureate of Akbar assisted him in his efforts at reform, which were aimed at reconciling Indians of different faiths. His ghazals show the influence of Hafiz and Jami and Fighani and are early examples of the 'Indian Style'. DARD (1720-1784) is considered one of the three great poets of the Delhi school of classical Urdu poetry. He is firstly a Sufi poet who saw the physical world as a veil of the Divine Reality and this world a pathway. ZAFAR (1775-1862) was the last of the Mughal emperors in India, as well as the last ruler of the Timurid Dynasty. Zafar was a much loved Urdu poet and Sufi who often held poetry readings at his court that the poets Zauq, Ghalib, Momin, Shefta and Dagh attended. He wrote a large number of Urdu ghazals, ruba'is and other forms of Sufi poetry, most here represented. Correct rhymes are kept in all poems. Biographies & Selected Bibliographies. Introduction on Sufi Poetry and its various Forms. 6" x 9" 506 pages.Paul Smith (b. 1945) is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets of the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish and other languages... including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Rab'ia, Mahsati, Sana'i, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Baba Farid, Mu'in, Lalla Ded, Mahsati, Iqbal, Rahman Baba and many others and his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books, 12 screenplays. www.newhumanitybooks.com

Download or read book Sufi Lyrics written by Bullhe Shah and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2021-02-23 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A modern translation of verses by Bullhe Shah, the iconic eighteenth-century Sufi poet, treasured by readers worldwide to this day. Bullhe Shah’s work is among the glories of Panjabi literature, and the iconic eighteenth-century poet is widely regarded as a master of mystical Sufi poetry. His verses, famous for their vivid style and outspoken denunciation of artificial religious divisions, have long been beloved and continue to win audiences around the world. This striking new translation is the most authoritative and engaging introduction to an enduring South Asian classic.

Download or read book The Library of Great Sufi Poets Book Four written by Paul Smith and published by . This book was released on 2016-02-13 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE LIBRARY OF GREAT SUFI POETS Book FourTranslation & Introduction Paul SmithHere is a wonderful, large selection of the Poetry and Lives and Selected Biographies of 10 of the greatest Sufi Poets from Persia, Arabia, Turkey and the Indian Sub-Continent translated into the correct rhyme-structure & meaning, many for the first time. Introduction on Sufis: Their Art and Use of Poetry & The Main Forms of Sufi Poetry. THE POETS: Rahman Baba 31, Rumi 97, Sadi 159, Sana'i 225, Sarmad 269, Shabistari 303, Shah Latif 369, Shah Ni'mat'ullah 393, Sultan Bahu 437, Yunus Emre 487.There are four more volumes in this series. Pages 560.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. "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 and other languages... including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Rab'ia, Mahsati, Sana'i, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Baba Farid, Mu'in, Lalla Ded, Mahsati, Iqbal, Rahman Baba and many others and his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books, 12 screenplays. www.newhumanitybooks.com

Download or read book The Library of Great Sufi Poets Book Two written by Paul Smith and published by . This book was released on 2016-02-13 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE LIBRARY OF GREAT SUFI POETS Book TwoTranslation & Introduction Paul SmithHere is a wonderful, large selection of the Poetry and Lives and Selected Biographies of 12 of the greatest Sufi Poets from Persia, Arabia and the Indian Sub-Continent translated into the correct rhyme-structure & meaning, many for the first time. Introduction on Sufis: Their Art and Use of Poetry & The Main Forms of Sufi Poetry.THE POETS: Hafiz page 31, Ibn Al-Farid 91, Ibn 'Arabi 169, Ibn Yamin 215, Inayat Khan 257, Iqbal 301, 'Iraqi 351, Jahan Khatun 391, Jami 431, Kabir 493, Kamal ad-Din 553, Khaqani 581. There are four more volumes in this series. Pages 636.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. "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 and other languages... including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Rab'ia, Mahsati, Sana'i, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Baba Farid, Mu'in, Lalla Ded, Mahsati, Iqbal, Rahman Baba and many others and his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books, 12 screenplays. www.newhumanitybooks.com

Download or read book The Library of Great Sufi Poets Book Seven written by Paul Smith and published by . This book was released on 2017-04-05 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE LIBRARY OF GREAT SUFI POETS Book SevenHatef Isfahani, Hali, Seemab Akbarabadi, The 'Mantle' PoetsTranslation & Introduction Paul SmithHATEF (d. 1784) is mainly remembered for his beautiful and remarkable, much celebrated tarji-band in Persian. Here is a complete translation in the correct form, with the beauty and meaning of this great poem revealed... plus a selection of his ruba'is and ghazals. Introduction: HALI (1837-1914) has a special place in Urdu Sufi literature. He was poet, critic, teacher, reformer and prose-writer. He had no formal education yet he acquired through his own efforts Urdu, Persian and Arabic and English. He wrote biographies of Ghalib and Sadi and others. This is a translation of 87 of his ruba'is and it has the correct rhyme structure of the originals. SEEMAB began ghazal writing in the 19th century and became a disciple of the poet Dagh. He composed a remarkable Urdu translation in rhyming poetry of the Quran. His ghazals are suffused with true Sufism. THE 'MANTLE 'POETS: Ka'b ibn Zuhair (died 7th century A.D.) at first opposed Prophet Muhammad. Finally, he secretly went to Medina and approached the Prophet to ask if one who repented and embraced the faith would be forgiven. Mohammed answered yes and the poet asked, "Even Ka'b ibn Zuhair?" Ka'b revealed his identity and read a poem, his Banat Suad that became his most famous poem. As a reward Prophet Mohammed took off his mantle (cloak) and put it on Ka'b's shoulders. The second was composed by Sufi, Imam al-Busiri (1210-1297). The third poet was the great Ahmed Shawqi (1869 - 1932). So far there are six more volumes in this series. Pages 403.Paul Smith (b. 1945) is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets of the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish and other languages... including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Rab'ia, Mahsati, Sana'i, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Baba Farid, Mu'in, Lalla Ded, Mahsati, Iqbal, Rahman Baba and many others and his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books, 12 screenplays. www.newhumanitybooks.com

Download or read book Love s Alchemy written by and published by New World Library. This book was released on 2011-02-09 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Working from the original Persian sources, translators and scholars David and Sabrineh Fideler offer faithful, elegant translations that represent the full scope of Sufi poetry. These concise, tightly focused meditations span only a few lines but reveal worlds of meaning. The poems explore many aspects of human life and the spiritual path, but they center on the liberating power of love.

Download or read book Ruba iyats of Three Great Later Sufi Poets Jami Sarmad and Bedil written by Paul Smith and published by . This book was released on 2016-01-08 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ruba'iyats of Three Great Later Sufi PoetsJami, Sarmad & BedilTranslation & Introduction Paul SmithThe ruba'i is perhaps the oldest form in Persian Sufi Poetry. In its four lines, most rhyming, can be found the deep wisdom, suffering, love and mysticism of three of its greatest later exponents of Sufi Spirituality and human love, despair and grief. The correct rhyme-structure has been kept as well as the beauty and meaning of these magical four-line poems. Jami (1414-1493) is mostly known for his masterpiece seven masnavis epics. He also composed Divans consisting of ghazals rubai's and other profound mystical poems. Here are 103 ruba'is, the largest number ever put into English. Included the life of Jami and a Selected Bibliography. Sarmad (d. 1659) was a famous and infamous Persian dervish poet of Jewish and Armenian origin. As a merchant he gathered his wares and travelled to India to sell them. In India he renounced Judaism and adopted Islam: he later renounced it in favour of Hinduism which he finally renounced for Sufism. He wrote beautiful poetry in the form of 321 rubai's (all here translated). He wandered the streets and the courts as a naked dervish. He was beheaded by Emperor Aurangzeb for his perceived heretical poetry. Introduction on his life and a Selected Bibliography. Bedil (1644-1721) was born and educated near Patna in India. In later life he travelled. His writings in Persian are extensive, being one of the creators of the 'Indian style'. He had complicated views on God, influenced by the Sufis. His 16 books of poetry contain 0ver 3600 ruba'is. He is now considered a great later master of this form. Life and Selected Bibliography. Introduction on: Sufis & Dervishes: Their Art and Use of Poetry; The Form, Function & History of the Ruba'i. Large Format Paperback 7" x 10" 609 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 mystical works in 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 of poems inspired by Hafiz). 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, Iqbal and others, as well as poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and screenplays. www.newhumanitybooks.com

Download or read book Ten Great Sufi Poets of Delhi written by Amir Khusrau and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-01-27 with total page 752 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TEN GREAT SUFI POETS OF DELHI Amir Khusrau, Hasan Dehlavi, Dara Shikoh, Sarmad, Makhfi, Bedil, Mir, Dard, Zafar & Ghalib. SELECTED POEMS & BIOGRAPHIES Translation and Introduction Paul Smith From the 13th to the 19th century Delhi was one of the great centres of Sufi Poetry & Culture in the Persian & Urdu languages. Amir Khusrau (1253-1324), the 'Parrot of India' composed ten long masnavis, five Divans of ghazals and other poems and many prose works. He was a Master musician and invented the sitar and was a profound influence on Hafiz. Hasan Dehlavi (1253-1328) was a close friend of Amir Khusrau and achieved greatness as a poet and Sufi. He composed over 800 ghazals. Influenced by Sadi he was called the 'Sadi of India'. Dara Shikoh (1615-1659) was the oldest son of Shah Jahan of Mughal India. He was a fine poet, his poems having the influence of Sufism. His Divan in Persian was not the only work he left, his five prose works on Sufism are still popular in India. Sarmad (d. 1659) was known for exposing and ridiculing the major religions and hypocrisy of his day, but he also wrote beautiful Sufi poetry in the form of 321 rubai's. He wandered the streets of Delhi as a naked dervish. He was beheaded in 1659 by Emperor Aurangzeb. Makhfi (1638-1702) was the beautiful, talented oldest daughter of Aurangzeb. She was imprisoned for 20 years by him for her Sufi views. Her ghazals and ruba'is are deep, spiritual and often heartbreaking. Bedil (1644-1721). His writings in Persian are extensive, being one of the creators of the 'Indian style'. He was heavily influenced by Sufism. Mir (1723 - 1810) was a leading Urdu poet and one of its pioneers. He was of the Delhi school of the Urdu ghazal. Mir practiced Malamati or 'Blameworthy' aspect of Sufism. Dard (1720-1784) is considered one of the three great poets of the Delhi school of classical Urdu poetry. He was a Sufi poet able to successfully transmit his mystical philosophy into his poetry and his ghazals can be read in both a mystical and secular way. Zafar (1775 - 1862) was the last of the Mughal emperors in India, as well as the last ruler of the Timurid Dynasty. Zafar was a noted Urdu poet and Sufi who has left behind a huge collection of ghazals in four volumes. Ghalib (1797-1869}. Fame came to him posthumously. Although he wrote ghazals, qit'as and ruba'is in Persian he is more famous for those written in Urdu. In this selection of both languages all reflect his Sufism. All the poems here are translated into the correct rhyme-structures. Selected Bibliographies. Large Format 7" x 10" Pages 752. Paul Smith (b. 1945) is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets from the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu, Hindi 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, Lalla Ded, Mahsati, Baba Farid, Iqbal, Vrind, Rahim and others, and his own poetry, fiction, biographies, plays, children's books and a dozen screenplays. amazon.com/author/smithpa

Download or read book Three Great Abbasid Sufi Poets written by Ibn al-Farid and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-05-28 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THREE GREAT ABBASID SUFI POETS Ibn al-Farid, Ibn 'Arabi & al-Busiri Lives & Poems Translation & Introduction Paul Smith The Abbasid Caliphate that ruled the Islamic world was the golden age of Islamic culture. It ruled from 750 to 1258 AD, making it one of the longest and most influential of the Islamic dynasties. For most of its early history it was the largest empire in the world and this meant that it had contact with distant neighbours allowing it to adopt and synthesize ideas from all these cultures. All the arts and sciences flourished during these 500 years and in the art of poetry three poets stood out among the many great Sufi poets: these were Ibn al-Farid, Ibn 'Arabi and al-Busiri. Here is their lives & times and a large selection of their poetry in the correct beautiful rhyme-structures and meaning. Introduction on The Abbasid Caliphate; Poetry of the Period; Forms of Arabic Poetry of the Period; Sufis: Their Art & Use of Poetry; The Perfect Man, Pole or Perfect Master. Selected Bibliography. Large Format 7" x 10" Pages 327. 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, Lalla Ded, Abu Nuwas, Ibn al-Farid, Rahman Baba, 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 Three Sufi Martyr Poets of India written by Paul Smith and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-09-03 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THREE SUFI-MARTYR POETS OF INDIASarmad, Dara Shikoh & MakhfiTranslations & Introductions Paul SmithSARMAD (d. 1659). Sarmad whose name derives from the Persian word for eternal or everlasting, was a dervish poet of Jewish and Armenian origin who settled in India. He wandered the streets and the courts completely naked and was close to Prince Dara Shikoh. During his life he produced a translation of the Torah in Persian. Finally he was beheaded in 1659 by Aurangzeb for his perceived heretical Sufi poetry. DARA SHIKOH (1615-1659) was the oldest son of Emperor Shah Jahan. He was a fine poet, his poems having the influence of Sufism to which he was dedicated. His Divan of ghazals, ruba'is and qasidas was not the only work he left behind; his five prose works on Sufism and Indian mysticism are popular even today. He was defeated leading an uprising against Aurangzeb and beheaded. MAKHFI (1639-1702). Princess Zeb-un-Nissa, (pen-name 'Makhfi') was the oldest daughter of Aurangzeb. She revealed great intelligence from an early age. She never married and was imprisoned by her father for years for being involved in a plot with her brother to unseat him and for her Sufi beliefs. She was tortured and died in prison. The rhyme-structure and meaning of these remarkable ruba'is & ghazals of these poets has been kept. Large Format Edition 7" x 10" pages 334 COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITH'S TRANSLATION OF HAFIZ'S 'DIVAN'."It is not a joke... 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."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 over 130 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, Lalla Ded, Baba Farid, Rahman Baba, Yunus Emre, Iqbal and many others, as well as poetry, fiction, plays, children's books biographies and screenplays.www.newhumanitybooksbookheaven.com