Cambridge University professor Reynold Nicholson once remarked that
the 13th-century Persian poet Rumi is the "greatest mystical poet
of any age." In Rumi's vision, love is the very matrix of
existence; love is what moves life. His poetry expresses the
deepest and the most inclusive layers of love, and thus connects us
to an immense source of joy, compassion, creativity, and mystery.
This book is a new anthology and an original translation of Rumi's
poetry. It is divided into three parts. Part I contains two essays,
one on Rumi's life ("A Messenger from the Sun") and the other on
his poetic vision and thought ("The Path of Love in the Ocean of
Life"), which together help the reader better situate his poetry.
Part II presents 144+1 quatrains (Rubaiyat) of Rumi categorized
into 12 thematic chapters: On the Pain and Joy of Longing; The
Search; Who Am I?; The Beloved's Face; Die to Yourself; The Art of
Living; Night Secrets; Water of Life; Fire of Love; Unity and
Union; Peaceful Mind; and Rumi on His Life, Poetry and Death. These
poems have been selected and translated from the authentic Persian
editions of Rumi's Divan-e Shams. For readers interested in the
cadence and rhythm of the poems in the original language the
Persian reading (in English script) is also given under each
translated poem. Part III is a selection of 12 wisdom stories from
Rumi's own life (taken from a 14th-century biographical work on
Rumi). A glossary of symbolic terms in Rumi's poetry, and
references to the original sources of the translated poems are also
given at the end of the book. This anthology brings fresh insight
into the work and mind of a master poet who mapped the path of
spiritual quest and union, and painted in words the art of loving.
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