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Al-Ma'arri: Life Poems Paperback Book

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Renowned Arab Sufi poet
1592 powerful spiritual poems
Includes life and works
Expert translation by Paul Smith
90 pages paperback edition
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ALMAARRI Life Poems Translation Introduction Paul Smith Abul Ala alMaarri was born in Maarra, south of Aleppo in Syria in 973 A.D. He achieved fame as one of greatest of Arab Sufi poets. AlMaarri was stricken with smallpox when four and became blind. His early poems in rubai form gained great popularity. As he grew older, he was able to travel to Aleppo, Antioch and other Syrian cities. AlMaarri spent 18 months at Baghdad, then the centre of learning and poetry, leaving to return to his native town. There he created the Luzumiyyat, a famous collection of 1592 poems. On return, his presence in alMaarri drew many people who came to hear him lecture on poetry and rhetoric. Introduction includes The Life and Works of alMaarri... Forms in which he composed, Selected Bibliography. The correct rhyme meaning of these, powerful, spiritual poems has been achieved. 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. "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...

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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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