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The Book of Mansur Hallaj Selected Poems The Tawasin
Author: Paul Smith, Mansur Hallaj

THE BOOK OF MANSUR HALLAJ Selected Poems & The Tawasin Translation & Introduction Paul Smith The Perfect Master, poet & martyr, Husayn Mansur al-Hallaj (died 919), was born in Shiraz and tortured and executed in Baghdad for declaring: ?I am the Truth (Anal Haq).? Much has been written about his famous (and in¬famous) statement, but few of his po... more »werful, often mysteries and always deeply conscious and spiritual poems in Arabic have been translated before from his Divan into English, and in the poetic form in which they were composed. Now here they all are! Included is The Tawasin. ?Written in rhymed Arabic prose? it sets forth a doctrine of saintship?a doctrine founded on personal experience and clothed in the form of a subtle yet passionate dialectic.? This is a free-form poetic translation that captures the beauty and meaning and the mystery and the profundity of this controversial classic of Sufism.The Introduction contains: The Life, Times and Works of Mansur Hallaj, The Perfect Master (Qutub), ?Anal-Haq? or ?I am the Truth? of Mansur Hallaj, Four Master Poets of Baghdad who influenced Hallaj, Sufis & Dervishes: Their Art & Use of Poetry. There is a wide selection of his qit?as, ghazals, ruba?is, qasidas. A Selection of Poetry from the Persian, Turkish & Pashtu poetry about or influenced by him. Appendix: The Story of Iblis (Azazil) and Adam From ?The Book of Genesis? of Shahin of Shiraz that relates to his Tawasin. Large Format 7? x 10?. Pages 323. 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 from English into Persian, knower of Hafiz?s Divan off by heart. ?Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafiz.? Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author). Paul Smith is a poet, author and translator of over 150 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, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Shah Latif, Bulleh Shah, Mahsati, Lalla Ded, Rahman Baba and many others, as well as poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children?s books and a dozen screenplays. www.newhumanitybooksbookheaven.com

ISBN-13: 9781500508845
ISBN-10: 1500508845
Publication Date: 7/21/2014
Pages: 342
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Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Book Type: Paperback
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