{"product_id":"compassionate-rose-paul-smith-9781480189034","title":"Compassionate Rose: Recent Ghazals for Meher Baba","description":"*COMPASSIONATE ROSE* Ghazals for Meher Baba by Paul Smith While working on the ghazals of Hafiz and Sadi, Jahan Khatun, Nizami, Obeyd Zakani and many other Persian, Urdu, Turkish \u0026amp; Pushtu Poets for the past 40 years the author often composed ghazals inspired by his Spiritual Master Meher Baba. His earliest ghazals plus other poems inspired by him were published in the volume 'A Bird in His Hand'. The ghazals in this volume were composed while in India staying with Meher Baba's nephews Sohrab \u0026amp; Rustom in Pune in 2004 and on return to Australia over the following two years under difficult health conditions. They are published here in the sequence in which they were written. 124 pages.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 in English into Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart.\"I have never seen such a good translation and I would like to write a book in Farsi and introduce his Introduction to Iranians.\" Mr B. Khorramshai, Academy of Philosophy, Tehran. \"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). Paul Smith is a poet, author and translator of over 80 books of Sufi poets of the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish and other languages... including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Baba Farid, Mu'in, Amir Khusrau, Rab'ia, Jahan Khatun, Ibn Yamin, Shabistari and others and his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and twelve screenplays.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1480189030\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781480189034\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/03\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.43d","brand":"Paul Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44065933230335,"sku":"9781480189034","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8a39bffe-b9c6-4741-b706-c86fb4ddeb0e.jpg?v=1685404360","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/compassionate-rose-paul-smith-9781480189034","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}