Paul Smith THE DERVISH/SUFI RUBA'IYAT OF ABU SAID : (Pocket Edition)

THE DERVISH/SUFI RUBAIYAT OF ABU SAID (Pocket Edition) Translation by Paul Smith, Introduction by Paul Smith R. A. Nicholson. 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 400 of his 800 rubais translated into the correct form. Included in the long Introduction are the life of Abu Said and a history of the rubai and examples by its greatest exponents. Selected Bibliography. The correct rhymestructure is kept as well as the beauty and meaning of these immortal fourline poems. Pocket edition 5.25" x 8" 605 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 of poems inspired by Hafiz). Paul Smith (b. 1945) is a... | Paul Smith THE DERVISH/SUFI RUBA'IYAT OF ABU SAID : (Pocket Edition)