NIZAMI THE TREASURY OF MYSTERIES Translation & Introduction
Paul Smith "The Makhzanol Asrar (The Treasury of Mysteries), the
most beautiful mystic poem in the Persian language, has both
perfection of language and grandeur of thought. Every line of his
Treasury of Mysteries is a living witness to his absolute certainty
that piety, devotion, humility and self-forgetfulness are the
corner stones of total annihilation, which in turn is necessary for
unification with God and the foundation of the edifice of eternal
life." G. H. Darab. Senior lecturer in Persian. University of
London. Paul Smith has kept to the correct rhyme-structure while
retaining the meaning and beauty of the original in simple,
understandable, poetic English. He has written a long Introduction
on the Life of Nizami and chapters on each of his books of poetry.
Bibliography. 251 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 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 over 80
books of Sufi poets of the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Hindi,
Pashtu and other languages... including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi,
'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari,
Ansari, Jami, Omar Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Baba Farid, Mu'in,
Amir Khusrau, Lalla Ded and others, and his own poetry, fiction,
plays, biographies, children's books and screenplays.
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