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Abu Sa'id: Life Poems Paperback Book

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400+ Sufi rubai poems
Influential Persian mystic poet
Expert Paul Smith translation
Includes biographical introduction
90 pages of wisdom
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ABU SAID Life Poems Translation Introduction Paul Smith Abu Said ibn Abi lKhair (9681049) was a Perfect Master and a poet who lived in Nishapur and composed only rubais, over 400 of them. He was a founder of Sufi poetry and a major influence on the rubai and most poets that followed, especially Sanai, Nizami, Attar, Rumi and Hafiz. Here are many of his poems translated into the correct form. Included in the Introduction are the Life of Abu Said and a study of the rubai and a chapter on Sufi poets poetry. Selected Bibliography. The rhymestructure is kept as well as the beauty and meaning of these immortal fourline poems. Introduction to Sufi Poets Series. 90 pages.COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITHS TRANSLATION OF HAFIZS 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." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran. "Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of many mystical works in English into Persian and knower of Hafizs 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 150 books of Sufi poets of the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages......

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Binding: Paperback;110 pages; Publisher: Amazon Digital Services LLC - KDP; Classification: N/A; Weight: 293.73 g; Dimensions: N/A

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