***BULLEH SHAH: SELECTED POEMS*** Translation & Introduction by
Paul Smith Bulleh Shah (1680-1758) was a Sufi poet who composed in
Punjabi and settled in Kasur, now in Pakistan. His Spiritual Master
was Shah Inayat. The poetic form Bulleh Shah is called the Kafi, a
style of Punjabi poetry used not only by the Sufis of Sindh and
Punjab, but also by Sikh gurus. His poetry and philosophy strongly
criticizes the Islamic religious orthodoxy of his day. His time was
marked with communal strife between Muslims and Sikhs. But in that
age Bulleh Shah was a beacon of hope and peace for the citizens of
the Punjab. Several of his songs or kafis are still regarded as an
integral part of the traditional repertoire of qawwali, the musical
genre that represents the devotional music of the Sufis. The
correct rhyme-structure has been kept as well as the beauty and
meaning of these poems. 141 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. 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. "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 of poems inspired by Hafiz). Paul
Smith is a poet, author and translator of over 80 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, Jahan Khatun and many others, as well as
poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and
screenplays.
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