{"product_id":"niyazi-misri-a-perfect-master-paul-smith-9798633230611","title":"NIYAZI MISRI A Perfect Master Sufi Poet of Turkey: Selected Poems","description":"NIYAZI MISRI A Perfect Master Sufi Poet of Turkey SELECTED POEMS Translation \u0026amp; Introduction Paul Smith Niyazi Misri (d. 1694) was a poet of considerable talent and stands a long way ahead of the throng of Mevlevi and Khalveti sheykhs who had recently been the interpreters of mystic philosophy in Turkish verse. Sufism is the key-note of this poet's work; whatever else is to be found in his\u003ci\u003e Divan\u003c\/i\u003e is of secondary importance. He was born at the little town of Aspuzi, near Malati. After receiving his first lessons in mystic lore from his father who was a Naqshbendi dervish, he studied in Mardin and Cairo and at the village of Elmali in Anatolia. It is obvious from many of his poems that at some time in his life he became a Perfect Master (Qutub) a God-realized soul. Although Niyazi wrote a good deal of prose his poetical work is confined to his \u003ci\u003eDivan, \u003c\/i\u003e which is restricted to \u003ci\u003egazels \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eqasidas...\u003c\/i\u003e some of which are in Arabic while in others the lines are alternately in Arabic and Turkish. Introduction on his Life, Poetry \u0026amp; Times, Turkish Language \u0026amp; Poetry, Form of the \u003ci\u003eGazel\u003c\/i\u003e \u0026amp; the\u003ci\u003e Qasida\u003c\/i\u003e, God-Realization \u0026amp; The Perfect Masters, Sufism in Poetry, Selected Bibliography. The correct rhyme-structure has been kept and the meaning of these beautiful, powerful, spiritual poems. Large Print (16pt) \u0026amp; Large Format (8 x 10) Paperback Edition. Pages 187 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, Bulleh Shah, Mahsati Seemab, Jigar, Hali and many others, as well as poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and a dozen screenplays. amazon.com\/author\/smithpa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Smith, Niyazi Misri\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8633230615\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798633230611\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Paul Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44540655042815,"sku":"9798633230611","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_87d38d75-411c-4f75-9c12-c1c306cc07d3.jpg?v=1700589125","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/niyazi-misri-a-perfect-master-paul-smith-9798633230611","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}