{"product_id":"life-times-teachings-paul-smith-9781719380423","title":"Life \u0026 Times \u0026 Teachings \u0026 Ruba'iyat of Abu Sa'id Abul-Khayr","description":"LIFE \u0026amp; TIMES \u0026amp; TEACHINGS \u0026amp; \u003ci\u003eRUBA'IYAT \u003c\/i\u003eOF ABU SA'ID ABUL-KHAYR Translation by Paul Smith Introduction by Paul Smith \u0026amp; R.A. Nicholson Abu Sa'id Abul-Khayr (968-1049) was a Perfect Spiritual Master and a poet who lived in Nishapur and elsewhere and composed mainly \u003ci\u003eruba'is, \u003c\/i\u003e over 800 of them (400 are here translated). He was one of the founders of Sufi poetry and a major influence on the\u003ci\u003e ruba'i \u003c\/i\u003eand most poets that followed, especially Sana'i, Nizami, 'Attar, Rumi and Hafiz. Here are 400 of his poems translated into the correct form. Included in the Introduction are a long Life \u0026amp; Times \u0026amp; Teachings of Abu Sa'id and a history of the \u003ci\u003eruba'i \u003c\/i\u003eand examples by its greatest exponents up until him. Selected Bibliography. Appendix. The correct rhyme-structure is kept in all poems as well as the beauty and meaning of these immortal four-line, enlightened poems. Large Print \u0026amp; Large Format Paperback 7\" x 10\" 578 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.\" Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran.\"Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith.\" Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of many works in English into Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart.\"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 author of poems inspired by Hafiz). Paul Smith (b. 1945) is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets of the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages... including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Nesimi, Baba Farid, Lalla Ded, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Jigar, Bulleh Shah, Mahsati and many others, as well as poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and screenplays. amazon.com\/author\/smithpa New Humanity Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Smith, Abu Sa'id\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1719380422\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781719380423\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 05\/20\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 580\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 1.17d","brand":"Paul Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46024771371263,"sku":"9781719380423","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_617dc1b9-7f4b-4307-ad49-9a80b8b45499.jpg?v=1723129170","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/life-times-teachings-paul-smith-9781719380423","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}