BREEZES OF TRUTH Selected Early & Classical Arabic Sufi Poetry Translations, Introductions, Notes by Paul Smith Introduction includes...Sufis: Their Art and Use of Poetry & The Main Forms in Arabic Sufi Poetry. Included with each selection of a particular poet is a brief biography plus a list of further reading. The correct rhyme-structure has been kept as well as the beauty and meaning of these beautiful, mystical poems.THE POETS... Hazrat Ali 27, Ali Ibn Husain 29, Rabi'a of Basra 31, Abu Nuwas 46, Dhu'l-Nun 56, Bayazid Bistami 71, Al Nuri 75, Junaid 85, Sumnun 90, Mansur al-Hallaj 86, Ibn 'Ata 127, Shibli 133, Ibn Sina 143, Al-Ghazzali 147, Gilani 152, Abu Madyam 158, Suhrawadi 165, Ibn al-Farid 174, Ibn 'Arabi 195, Al-Busiri 231, Al-Shushtari 243. Pages 248.COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITH'S TRANSLATION OF HAFIZ'S '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 of many mystical works in English into Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart. "Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafiz." Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author of his own poems inspired by Hafiz). "I was very impressed with the beauty of these books." Dr. R.K. Barz. Faculty of Asian Studies, Australian National University. Paul Smith is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets from the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Mu'in, Amir Khusrau, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Bulleh Shah, Shah Latif, Lalla Ded and others, and his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and screenplays. amazon.com/author/smithpa Published by New Humanity Books
About the Author: Paul Smith is a poet, author and translator of over 80 books of Sufi poets from the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Mu'in, Amir Khusrau, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Bulleh Shah, Shah Latif, Lalla Ded and others, and his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and screenplays.