UNITY IN DIVERSITY Anthology of Sufi and Dervish Poets of the Indian Sub-Continent Translations, Introductions, Paul Smith Introduction includes...Sufis & Dervishes: Their Art and Use of Poetry; Glossary of Sufi and Dervish Symbols; The Main Forms in Persian, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Sindhi & Kashmiri Sufi & Dervish Poetry of the Indian Sub-Continent. Included with each selection of a 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: Mu'in, Baba Farid, Amir Khusraw,...
UNITY IN DIVERSITY Anthology of Sufi and Dervish Poets of the Indian Sub-Continent Translations, Introductions, Paul Smith Introduction includes...Suf...
'IRAQI: SELECTED POEMS Translation & Introduction by Paul Smith 'Iraqi (1213-1289) was the author of a Divan of spiritual ghazals and ruba'is and the famous work in prose and poetry... Lama'at, 'Divine Flashes'... a classic of Sufi Mysticism. He was born in Hamadan in western Persia and as a child learnt the Koran by heart. He travelled from Persia to India with dervishes where he stayed for 25 years. It is said that on his travels he met Rumi. His grave is in Damascus beside that of another great Perfect Master and poet Ibn al-'Arabi. When seeing these graves a pilgrim stated, "That ('Iraqi)...
'IRAQI: SELECTED POEMS Translation & Introduction by Paul Smith 'Iraqi (1213-1289) was the author of a Divan of spiritual ghazals and ruba'is and the ...
THE GHAZAL IN SUFI & DERVISH POETRY An Anthology Translations, Introductions by Paul Smith Introduction includes: The Ghazal in Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Urdu, Punjabi, Sindhi, Pushtu, Kashmiri & English Sufi & Dervish Poetry; Sufis & Dervishes: Their Art and Use of Poetry. Glossary of Sufi Symbols. Included with each selection of a 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, Rabi'a of Basra, Dhu'l-Nun, Mansur al-Hallaj, Rudaki, Baba Kuhi,...
THE GHAZAL IN SUFI & DERVISH POETRY An Anthology Translations, Introductions by Paul Smith Introduction includes: The Ghazal in Arabic, Persian, Turki...
THE FIRST MYSTERY A Novel of the Road... by Paul Smith THE FIRST MYSTERY is a novel that operates on a number of levels: it is a search, a tracking down of a murderer and a mystery as to who did it. It is a search through many mysterious lands, people and events. Travel Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Burma, Nepal, Tibet, Kashmir, India and San Francisco. It is a search (through dreams and visions) into the sub-conscious mind of the private detective Dave Jones, a cynical westerner, who seeks but is unaware of the true nature of his journey. It is also the story of...
THE FIRST MYSTERY A Novel of the Road... by Paul Smith THE FIRST MYSTERY is a novel that operates on a number of levels: it is a search, a tracking do...
**LOVE'S AGONY & BLISS** ANTHOLOGY OF URDU POETRY Sufi, Dervish, Court and Social Poetry from the 16th-20th Century Translations, Introductions, Notes: Paul Smith Introduction includes...The Urdu Language, Urdu Poetry, The Ghazal in Urdu Poetry, Ghazal Singing in India & Pakistan, The Ruba'i in Urdu Poetry, The Masnavi in Urdu Poetry, Glossary for Sufi & Dervish Urdu 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, often mystical poems....
**LOVE'S AGONY & BLISS** ANTHOLOGY OF URDU POETRY Sufi, Dervish, Court and Social Poetry from the 16th-20th Century Translations, Introductions, Notes...
