Divan of Auhad ud-din Kermani: Ruba'iyat
DIVAN of AUHAD UD-DIN KERMANI
Ruba'iyat
Translation and Introduction by Paul Smith

Auhad ud-din Kermani (1164-1238) was influenced by 'Attar, Ibn 'Arabi (whom he knew) and Suhrawadi and was a powerful speaker and a Sufi Master whose disciples at one time numbered over 70,000. He used the ruba'i form (composing over 1700) in his teaching although he also composed in other forms. Among his followers was Auhadi of Maragha who took his takhallus or pen-name from his master. His ideas and behaviour was said to have shocked many of his fellow Sufis and contemporaries. Included in the Introduction... the Life and Works of Auhad ud-din Kermani and a history of the ruba'i and examples by its greatest exponents and a chapter on Sufi Poetry. Selected Bibliography. The correct rhyme-structure has been kept as well as the beauty and meaning of these mystical, loving poems. This is the largest collection of his ruba'is in English. Large Format Paperback 7" x 10" 139 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 many mystical works in English into Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart.

Paul Smith (b. 1945) is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets 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, Bulleh Shah, Rahman Baba, Mahsati and many others, as well as poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and screenplays.
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Divan of Auhad ud-din Kermani: Ruba'iyat
DIVAN of AUHAD UD-DIN KERMANI
Ruba'iyat
Translation and Introduction by Paul Smith

Auhad ud-din Kermani (1164-1238) was influenced by 'Attar, Ibn 'Arabi (whom he knew) and Suhrawadi and was a powerful speaker and a Sufi Master whose disciples at one time numbered over 70,000. He used the ruba'i form (composing over 1700) in his teaching although he also composed in other forms. Among his followers was Auhadi of Maragha who took his takhallus or pen-name from his master. His ideas and behaviour was said to have shocked many of his fellow Sufis and contemporaries. Included in the Introduction... the Life and Works of Auhad ud-din Kermani and a history of the ruba'i and examples by its greatest exponents and a chapter on Sufi Poetry. Selected Bibliography. The correct rhyme-structure has been kept as well as the beauty and meaning of these mystical, loving poems. This is the largest collection of his ruba'is in English. Large Format Paperback 7" x 10" 139 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 many mystical works in English into Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart.

Paul Smith (b. 1945) is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets 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, Bulleh Shah, Rahman Baba, Mahsati and many others, as well as poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and screenplays.
www.newhumanitybooks.com
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DIVAN of AUHAD UD-DIN KERMANI
Ruba'iyat
Translation and Introduction by Paul Smith

Auhad ud-din Kermani (1164-1238) was influenced by 'Attar, Ibn 'Arabi (whom he knew) and Suhrawadi and was a powerful speaker and a Sufi Master whose disciples at one time numbered over 70,000. He used the ruba'i form (composing over 1700) in his teaching although he also composed in other forms. Among his followers was Auhadi of Maragha who took his takhallus or pen-name from his master. His ideas and behaviour was said to have shocked many of his fellow Sufis and contemporaries. Included in the Introduction... the Life and Works of Auhad ud-din Kermani and a history of the ruba'i and examples by its greatest exponents and a chapter on Sufi Poetry. Selected Bibliography. The correct rhyme-structure has been kept as well as the beauty and meaning of these mystical, loving poems. This is the largest collection of his ruba'is in English. Large Format Paperback 7" x 10" 139 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 many mystical works in English into Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart.

Paul Smith (b. 1945) is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets 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, Bulleh Shah, Rahman Baba, Mahsati and many others, as well as poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and screenplays.
www.newhumanitybooks.com

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ISBN-13: 9781987570236
Publisher: CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date: 05/20/2018
Pages: 220
Product dimensions: 7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.46(d)
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