{"product_id":"the-great-azerbaijani-sufihurufi-poet-paul-smith-9798838299260","title":"The Great Azerbaijani Sufi\/Hurufi Poet NASIMI (1369-1417): Selected Poems","description":"The Great Azerbaijani Sufi\/Hurufi Poet NASIMI (1369-1417) SELECTED POEMS Translation \u0026amp; Introduction Paul Smith. Nasimi is one of the greatest mystical poets with Hafez of the late 14th and early 15th centuries and one of the most prominent early masters in Azerbaijani literary history. For Nasimi at the centre of Creation there was God, who bestowed His Light on man. Through sacrifice and self-perfection, man can become one with Him. As a direct result of his beliefs he was skinned alive. His tomb in Aleppo remains an important place of pilgrimage to this day. His work consists of two collections of poems, one in Persian and the most important in Azerbaijani\/Turkish that\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003econsists of 250-300 \u003ci\u003eghazels\u003c\/i\u003e and about 175 \u003ci\u003eroba'is \u003c\/i\u003eand some\u003ci\u003e mesnavis. \u003c\/i\u003eAfter his cruel execution his work continued to exercise an influence on Azerbaijani language poets and authors. The 600th anniversary of his birth was celebrated worldwide by UNESCO. The Introduction is on his Life \u0026amp; Times \u0026amp; Poetry and the Forms in which he wrote \u0026amp; Selected Bibliography. The correct rhyme-structure has been kept as well as the beauty and meaning of these beautiful, powerful, mystical poems. Large Print (14pt) and Large Format (7\" x 10\") edition 232 pages. Comments on Paul Smith's Translation of Hafiz's '\u003ci\u003eDivan\u003c\/i\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. \"Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith.\" Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of many mystical works in English into Persian and knower of Hafiz's \u003ci\u003eDivan\u003c\/i\u003e off by heart. \"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, Rahman Baba, Lalla Ded, Iqbal, Ghalib, Seemab, Jigar, Abu Nuwas, Ibn 'Arabi, Ibn al-Farid and many others, as well as poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and a dozen screenplays. New Humanity Books amazon.com\/author\/smithpa \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8838299269\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798838299260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/27\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.49d","brand":"Paul Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44069356241151,"sku":"9798838299260","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e5b87512-889b-4fb4-bd55-93356228480c.jpg?v=1685424263","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-great-azerbaijani-sufihurufi-poet-paul-smith-9798838299260","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}