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Ansari: Selected Poems Paperback Book

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Greatest mystical poets translated
156 pages of poetry
Rubais, ghazals, and qasida
Largest English translation available
Includes detailed scholarly introduction
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ANSARI SELECTED POEMS Translation Introduction Paul Smith One of the greatest mystical poets and Perfect Masters of all time, Abdullah Ansari... who passed from this world 1089 in Heart 9f Afghanistan was most famous for his biographical dictionary on saints and Sufi masters and his much loved collection of inspiring prayers, the Munajat among many works in Persian and Arabic. His rubais appear throughout his works and he composed three Divans in which his ghazals are in the majority. Here is a fine selection of them and a qasida. The correct rhymestructure has been kept and the meaning of these beautiful, powerful, mystical poems. This is the largest translation of his poems into English. Introduction The Life and Works of Ansari, Sufis Dervishes Their Art and Use of Poetry The Form, Function History of the Rubai Ghazal and the Qasida, Selected Bibliography... 156 pagesCOMMENTS 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. 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 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...

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Binding: Paperback;184 pages; Publisher: Amazon Digital Services LLC - KDP; Classification: N/A; Weight: 398.96 g; Dimensions: N/A

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