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Mystical Poems of Rumi
By
A. J. Arberry (trans),
Ehsan Yarshater (editor),
Hasan Javadi (compiler) and
Franklin D. Lewis (foreword by)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Univ of Chicago Pr
Publication date
April 15, 2009
Pages
439
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780226731629
ISBN-10
0226731626
Dimensions
0.75 by 5.50 by 8.75 in.
Weight
1.15 lbs.
Original list price
$18.00
Other format details
university press
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Summaries and Reviews
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My verse resembles the bread of Egyptânight passes over it, and you cannot eat it any more.
Devour it the moment it is fresh, before the dust settles upon it.
Its place is the warm climate of the heart; in this world it dies of cold.
Like a fish it quivered for an instant on dry land, another moment and you see it is cold.
Even if you eat it imagining it is fresh, it is necessary to conjure up many images.
What you drink is really your own imagination; it is no old tale, my good man.
âRumi is one of the worldâs greatest lyrical poets in any languageâas well as probably the most accessible and approachable representative of Islamic civilization for Western students.ââJames W. Morris, Oberlin College
Devour it the moment it is fresh, before the dust settles upon it.
Its place is the warm climate of the heart; in this world it dies of cold.
Like a fish it quivered for an instant on dry land, another moment and you see it is cold.
Even if you eat it imagining it is fresh, it is necessary to conjure up many images.
What you drink is really your own imagination; it is no old tale, my good man.
Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207â73), legendary Persian Muslim poet, theologian, and mystic, wrote poems acclaimed through the centuries for their powerful spiritual images and provocative content, which often described Rumiâs love for God in romantic or erotic terms. His vast body of work includes more than three thousand lyrics and odes. This volume includes four hundred poems selected by renowned Rumi scholar A. J. Arberry, who provides here one of the most comprehensive and adept English translations of this enigmatic genius. Mystical Poems is the definitive resource for anyone seeking an introduction to or an enriched understanding of one of the worldâs greatest poets.
 âRumi is one of the worldâs greatest lyrical poets in any languageâas well as probably the most accessible and approachable representative of Islamic civilization for Western students.ââJames W. Morris, Oberlin College
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