{"product_id":"the-sufi-quatrains-of-farid-paul-smith-9781979933216","title":"The Sufi Quatrains of Farid al-din 'Attar","description":"The Sufi Quatrains of Farid al-din 'Attar Translation \u0026amp; Introduction Paul Smith Farid al-din 'Attar (d. 1221) is the Perfect Master Poet who was the author of over forty books of poetry and prose including T\u003ci\u003ehe Conference of the Birds, The Book of\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGod\u003c\/i\u003e (which he is said to have presented to Rumi when he met him) and \u003ci\u003eThe Lives of the Saints. \u003c\/i\u003eApart 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\u003e (quatrains). He also changed the evolution of the \u003ci\u003eruba'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, but most were by others. Included in Introduction is the life of 'Attar and a history of the \u003ci\u003eruba'i \u003c\/i\u003eand examples by its greatest exponents. Here is a selection of 135 of his Sufi\u003ci\u003e ruba'is.\u003c\/i\u003e Introduction on The Life, Times \u0026amp; Works of 'Attar, The Form, Function \u0026amp; History of the\u003ci\u003e Ruba'i.\u003c\/i\u003e Selected Bibliography. The rhyme-structure has been kept as well as the beauty and meaning of these immortal four-line poems. Large Format Paperback (7\" x 10\") 200 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..\" 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, Ghalib, Iqbal, Seemab, Jigar, Huma, Lalla Ded, Ibn al-Farid, Shawqi, and many others, as well as poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and a dozen screenplays. Published by New Humanity Books amazon.com\/author\/smithpa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Smith, Farid Al-Din 'Attar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1979933219\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781979933216\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\/27\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.42d","brand":"Paul Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46401434157311,"sku":"9781979933216","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e287268f-1072-4b8d-80c0-614931f00ad7.jpg?v=1733887538","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-sufi-quatrains-of-farid-paul-smith-9781979933216","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}