{"product_id":"saib-tabrizi-paul-smith-9798848740196","title":"Sa'ib Tabrizi: Poems from the Divan","description":"SA'IB TABRIZI Poems from the\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eDivan\u003c\/i\u003e Translation \u0026amp; Introduction Paul Smith. Mirza Muhammad Ali Tabrizi (1601-1676) who used the \u003ci\u003etakhallus\u003c\/i\u003e of Sa'ib was born in Tabriz. Sa'ib's ancestry goes back to Shams Tabrizi, Rumi's famous spiritual Master. In about 1626 he went to Mecca, then to Herat and Kabul... where he was introduced to Shah Jahan and received at his court. Poets who composed were welcomed and a new style... the 'Indian Style' \u003ci\u003e(Sabk-e Hindi) \u003c\/i\u003ewas carried on from the poems of Amir Khusrau and Fighani and others. He was greatly influenced by the poetry of Hafiz. Sa'ib's 'Indian Style' poems reveal an elegant wit, a gift for the aphorism and the proverb and an appreciation of Sufism. His \u003ci\u003eDivan \u003c\/i\u003ewas important to all succeeding generations of poets. The correct rhyme-structures have been kept in these \u003ci\u003eruba'is, ghazals\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eqit'as.\u003c\/i\u003e Introduction: Life and Poetry, Poetic Forms\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e Selected Bibliography. Large Print (14pt) Large Format Paperback (7\" x 10\") Paperback. Pages 213. Comments on Paul Smith's Translation of Hafiz's '\u003ci\u003eDivan\u003c\/i\u003e'\u003cb\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\"It is not a joke... the English version of ALL the \u003ci\u003eghazals\u003c\/i\u003e of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished.\" Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\"Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith.\" Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator and knower of Hafiz's \u003ci\u003eDivan\u003c\/i\u003e off by heart.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e \"Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafiz.\" Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author). Paul Smith (b. 1945) is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets from the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Mu'in, Amir Khusrau, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Shah Latif, Mahsati, Lalla Ded, Rahman Baba, Iqbal, Ghalib, Seemab, Jigar, Abu Nuwas, Ibn al-Farid, Ibn al-'Arabi, Abu Nuwas and others, and his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and a dozen screenplays. asmazon.com\/author\/smithpa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8848740197\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798848740196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/28\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.45d","brand":"Paul Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44583990427903,"sku":"9798848740196","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2b451dd4-1117-4438-85d4-d1dfa8dc77b4.jpg?v=1701884649","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/saib-tabrizi-paul-smith-9798848740196","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}