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'The pen would smoothly write the things it knew But when it came
to love it split in two, A donkey stuck in mud is logic's fate -
Love's nature only love can demonstrate.' Rumi's Masnavi is widely
recognized as the greatest Sufi poem ever written, and has been
called 'the Koran in Persian'. The thirteenth-century Muslim mystic
Rumi composed his work for the benefit of his disciples in the Sufi
order named after him, better known as the whirling dervishes. In
order to convey his message of divine love and unity he threaded
together entertaining stories and penetrating homilies. Drawing
from folk tales as well as sacred history, Rumi's poem is often
funny as well as spiritually profound. Jawid Mojaddedi's sparkling
new verse translation of Book One is consistent with the aims of
the original work in presenting Rumi's most mature mystical
teachings in simple and attractive rhyming couplets. ABOUT THE
SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made
available the widest range of literature from around the globe.
Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship,
providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable
features, including expert introductions by leading authorities,
helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for
further study, and much more.
'Joking is teaching, so take care to listen - Don't look at just
the joke's form of expression. To jesters every serious thing's
hilarious, While to the wise hilarious jokes are serious' Rumi is
the greatest mystic poet to have written in Persian, and the
Masnavi is his masterpiece. Divided into six books and consisting
of some 26,000 verses, the poem was designed to convey a message of
divine love and unity to the disciples of Rumi's Sufi order, known
today as the Whirling Dervishes. Like the earlier books, Book Four
interweaves amusing stories with homilies to instruct pupils in
understanding of God's meaning. It has a special focus on the
mystical knowledge of the spiritual guide, elaborated through
stories such as Solomon's freeiration to the Queen of Sheba, and
animal fables. This is the first ever verse translation of Book
Four of the Masnavi. It follows the original by presenting Rumi's
most mature mystical teachings in simple and attractive rhyming
couplets.
'If something else can capture your attention Then it's not love,
but just a trivial passion - Love is that flame which, once it
blazes up, Burns everything but the Beloved up.' This is the first
ever translation of the entirety of Book Five of Rumi's magnum
opus, The Masnavi, into English. Prior to this verse translation in
heroic couplets, translations were either of selected passages or
in lineated prose with passages deemed too salacious rendered into
Latin, as was the convention in Britain of the early twentieth
century. This fifth book of Rumi's The Masnavi is well-known to
contain much sexually explicit content within teaching stories
about the path of annihilation of the self in a total and
uncompromising way.
My verse resembles the bread of Egypt--night passes over it, and
you cannot eat it any more.
Devour it the moment it is fresh, before the dust settles upon
it.
Its place is the warm climate of the heart; in this world it dies
of cold.
Like a fish it quivered for an instant on dry land, another moment
and you see it is cold.
Even if you eat it imagining it is fresh, it is necessary to
conjure up many images.
What you drink is really your own imagination; it is no old tale,
my good man.
Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207-73), legendary Persian Muslim poet,
theologian, and mystic, wrote poems acclaimed through the centuries
for their powerful spiritual images and provocative content, which
often described Rumi's love for God in romantic or erotic terms.
His vast body of work includes more than three thousand lyrics and
odes. This volume includes four hundred poems selected by renowned
Rumi scholar A. J. Arberry, who provides here one of the most
comprehensive and adept English translations of this enigmatic
genius. "Mystical Poems" is the definitive resource for anyone
seeking an introduction to or an enriched understanding of one of
the world's greatest poets.
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"Rumi is one of the world's greatest lyrical poets in any
language--as well as probably the most accessible and approachable
representative of Islamic civilization for Western
students."--James W. Morris, Oberlin College
'You don't seek guidance from those drunken men, So why insist they
mend their rags again? God's lovers stand beyond all faiths, as
they Are shown by God Himself a higher way.' Book Two of Rumi's
Masnavi is concerned with the challenges facing the seeker of Sufi
enlightenment. In particular it focuses on the struggle against the
self, and how to choose the right companions in order to progress
along the mystical path. By interweaving amusing stories and
profound homilies, Rumi instructs his followers in a style that
still speaks directly to us. In this volume, stories such as 'Moses
and the Shepherd', 'The Foolhardy Man who Trusted a Bear's Good
Intentions' and 'Mo'awiya and Satan' are among the most popular in
the entire Masnavi. The most influential Sufi poem ever written,
the six books of the Masnavi are often called 'the Qur'an in
Persian'. Self-contained, as well as continuing the journey along
the spiritual path, Book Two is here translated into rhyming
couplets in the style of Jawid Mojaddedi's prize-winning
translation of Book One. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years
Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of
literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects
Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate
text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert
introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the
text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
This newly translated anthology of Rumi’s poetry, with accompanying commentaries, aims to uncover the true meaning held within his cherished verse.
The version of Rumi that has become known as ‘the best-selling poet in North America’ is not a true one.
The time has come to reveal more of Rumi. To challenge the seriously inaccurate portrayal of a new age guru who seemingly embraced, far ahead of his time, some of the heresies and vices most disliked in traditional Islam.
This brilliant work, through careful selections from his work and accompanying commentaries, will bring readers closer to his poetry’s true, traditional meaning and the man himself, and his position as a great Islamic scholar, teacher and saint.
‘Everyone has, in their view, become my close friend
but they have not sought out the secrets within me.’ — Rumi
'Your soul each moment struggles hard with death - Think of your
faith as though it's your last breath. Your life is like a purse,
and night and day Are counters of gold coins you've put away' Rumi
is the greatest mystic poet to have written in Persian, and the
Masnavi is his masterpiece. Divided into six books and consisting
of some 26,000 verses, the poem was designed to convey a message of
divine love and unity to the disciples of Rumi's Sufi order, known
today as the Whirling Dervishes. Like the earlier books, Book Three
interweaves amusing stories with homilies to instruct pupils in
mystical knowledge. It has a special focus on epistemology,
illustrated with narratives that involve the consumption of food.
This is the first ever verse translation of Book Three of the
Masnavi. It follows the original by presenting Rumi's most mature
mystical teachings in simple and attractive rhyming couplets.
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Rumi: Poems (Hardcover)
Jalal al-Din Rumi; Edited by Peter Washington
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The poetry of the medieval Persian sage Rumi combines lyrical
beauty with spiritual profundity, a sense of rapture, and acute
awareness of human suffering in ways that speak directly to
contemporary audiences.
Trained in Sufism--a mystic tradition within Islam--Rumi founded
the Sufi order known to us as the Whirling Dervishes, who use dance
and music as part of their spiritual devotion. Many of Rumi's poems
speak of a yearning for ecstatic union with the divine Beloved. But
his images bring the sacred and the earthy together in startling
ways, describing divine love in vividly human terms.
This volume draws on a wide variety of translations--from the
early twentieth century to the present--of Rumi's deeply moving,
sensually vibrant poetry.
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Divining Poets: Rumi (Cards)
Jalal al-Din Rumi; Edited by Brad Gooch; Translated by Brad Gooch, Maryam Mortaz; Edited by David Trinidad
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The Illuminated Rumi (Hardcover)
Jalal al-Din Rumi; Translated by Coleman Barks; Contributions by Michael Green
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Rise up nimbly and go on your strange journey to the ocean of meanings...
In the mid-thirteenth century, in a dusty marketplace in Konya, Turkey, a city where Muslim, Christian, Hindu, and Buddhist travelers mingled, Jelaluddin Rumi, a popular philosopher and scholar, met Shams of Tabriz, a wandering dervish. Their meeting forever altered the course of Rumi's life and influenced the mystical evolution of the planet. The bond they formed was everlasting--a powerful transcendent friendship that would flow through Rumi as some of the world's best-loved ecstatic poetry.
Rumi's passionate, playful poems find and celebrate sacred life in everyday existence. They speak across all traditions, to all peoples, and today his relevance and popularity continue to grow. In The Illuminated Rumi, Coleman Barks, widely regarded as the world's premier translator of Rumi's writings, presents some of his most brilliant work, including many new translations. To complement Rumi's universal vision, Michael Green has worked the ancient art of illumination into a new, visually stunning form that joins typography, original art, old masters, photographs, and prints with sacred images from around the world.
The Illuminated Rumi is a truly groundbreaking collaboration that interweaves word and image: a magnificent meeting of ancient tradition and modern interpretation that uniquely captures the spiritual wealth of Rumi's teachings. Coleman Barks's wise and witty commentary, together with Michael Green's art, makes this a classic guide to the life of the soul for a whole new generation of seekers.
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