The Book of Abu Sa'id: Ruba'iyat... Life & Times & Teachings
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THE BOOK OF ABU SA'ID Ruba'iyat... Life & Times & Teachings Translation by Paul Smith Introduction by Paul Smith & R.A. NicholsonAbu Sa'id ibn Abi 'l-Khair (968-1049) was a Perfect Master and a poet who lived in Nishapur and elsewhere and composed only ruba'is, over 400 of them. He was one of the founders of Sufi poetry and a major influence on the ruba'i and most poets that followed, especially Sana'i, Nizami, 'Attar, Rumi and Hafiz. Here are 188 of his poems translated into the correct fo...






















