{"product_id":"rubaiyat-of-attar-paul-smith-9781480122888","title":"Ruba'iyat of 'Attar","description":"\u003ci\u003eRUBA'IYAT\u003c\/i\u003e OF 'ATTAR Translation, Introduction \u0026amp; Notes by Paul Smith Farid ad-din 'Attar (d. 1221) is the Perfect Master Poet who was the author of over forty books of poetry and prose including The Conference of the Birds, The Book of God (which he is said to have presented to Rumi when he met him) and The Lives of the Saints. Apart from his many books in \u003ci\u003emasnavi \u003c\/i\u003eform he also composed many hundreds of mystical \u003ci\u003eghazals\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eruba'is. \u003c\/i\u003eHe also changed the evolution of the\u003ci\u003e ruba'i\u003c\/i\u003e form by composing a long Sufi epic, the \u003ci\u003eMukhtar-nama\u003c\/i\u003e, where each of 2088 \u003ci\u003eruba'is\u003c\/i\u003e is connected by subject matter that Fitzgerald attempted to do with those he attributed to Omar Khayyam. Included in Introduction is the life of 'Attar and a history of the \u003ci\u003eruba'i \u003c\/i\u003eand examples by its greatest exponents. Selected Bibliography. The rhyme-structure has been kept as well as the beauty and meaning of these immortal four-line poems. 212 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 of many mystical 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, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre and many others, as well as poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and screenplays. amazon.com\/author\/smithpa Published by New Humanity Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Smith,'Attar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1480122882\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781480122888\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 11\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.49d","brand":"Paul Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48445135782143,"sku":"9781480122888","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a1288d55-c05f-4d54-b4ab-0a9700a8bd18.jpg?v=1777216774","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rubaiyat-of-attar-paul-smith-9781480122888","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}