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Perfect Master Sufi poetry
Arabic mystical verse translated
761-couplet spiritual odyssey
Famous Wine Poem included
Large print format edition
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IBN ALFARID The Great Arabic Sufi Perfect Master Poet. Selected Poems. Translation Introduction Paul Smith. Umar Ibn alFarid, an Egyptian poet (11811235), is considered to be the undisputed master of Islamic mystical (Sufi) poetry into Arabic. He is considered not only to be a poet but a Perfect Master (Qutub) a Godrealised soul... and it is his journey to unity with God that he reveals in probably the longest qasida (ode) in Arabic (761 couplets), his famous The Mystics Progress. The other poem for which he is most known is his Wine Poem that is often seen as a prologue to the The Mystics Progress. Although these long poems have been translated into English before this is the first time in the correct rhyme of the qasida and in clear, concise, modern English, many of his other long and shorter poems are also translated. Included in the Introduction are chapters on his Life Work, The Qasida in Arabic, Previous Qasidas by Master Arab Poets that would have influenced him and one who he influenced, The Perfect Master (Qutub), and the Wine Poem and The Mystics Way. Selected Bibliography. The correct rhymestructure has been kept and also the beauty and meaning of these immortal, spiritual poems. This is the largest translation into English. Large Print (16pt) Large Format (8" x 10") Edition. 267 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...

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