Paul Smith DIVINE SUFI POEMS OF MU'IN UD-DIN CHISHTI THE 'CHISHTI' POETS :

DIVINE SUFI POEMS OF MUIN UDDIN CHISHTI THE CHISHTI POETS Translation Introduction Paul Smith. Muin uddin Chishti (11411230) also known as Gharib Nawaz or Benefactor of the Poor, is the most famous Sufi Perfect Master of the Chishti Order of the Indian Subcontinent. In his book PreMughal Persian in Hindustan, Muhammad Abdul Ghani states... "He was the greatest lyric poet of his age. His style is exuberant and precise at once. His poems are a storehouse of transcendental thoughts beautifully ordered and forcefully expressed. There is always a sense of pious serenity and joy in his verses that are teeming with Divine Love... his poetry resembles closely that of Hafiz... He takes his readers along with him solely to spiritual ecstasy and gives them a peep into the ethereal world..." Today, hundreds of thousands of Muslims, Hindus, Christians and others take grace from his tomb and poems. This is the largest selection of his ghazals translated into English in the correct form and meaning. Introduction includes Life, Times Poetry of Muin uddin Chishti, The Chishti Order of Sufism, Sufis Dervishes Their Art Use of Poetry, The Ghazal Form He Used. Bibliography. Glossary... Appendix Selection of poems by other Poets of the Chishti Sufi Order. Large Type (16pt) Large Format Paperback (8" x 10") 420 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... | Paul Smith DIVINE SUFI POEMS OF MU'IN UD-DIN CHISHTI THE 'CHISHTI' POETS :