Overview
"Here are more of the thrilling verses of the thirteenth century Sufi saint, in translations that combine unsurpassed beauty and accuracy - presented in an heirloom-worthy gift edition, with full-cloth cover and sewn binding. Helminski and Rezwani's translations stand out not only for their poetic beauty, but for their faithfulness to the Persian originals (a rare thing among English versions of Rumi), and for the theme around which they are focused: the ripening, or spiritual maturing, of the soul as it grows in love toward God and others.Rare Soul Wine: If all the world is full of thorns,/The lover's heart would be a bed of roses./Even if the sphere of stars stops turning,/The world of lovers keeps going on./Although alone, a lover is never lonely,/Forever with the hidden Beloved./The lover's wine spills out of their chests;/They give their love in secret ways./Love will not be satisfied with a hundred promises,/For those who steal your heart away have so many tricks./Ride on love and don't worry about the road!/Because the steed of love is the smoothest ride - from ""Love's Ripening""."
Full Product Details
Author: Kabir Helminski ,
Ahmad Rezwani ,
Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi
Publisher: Shambhala Publications Inc
Imprint: Shambhala Publications Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 13.00cm
, Height: 1.90cm
, Length: 18.30cm
Weight: 0.322kg
ISBN: 9781590305324
ISBN 10: 1590305329
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 02 December 2008
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability: Awaiting stock
Reviews
" Love's Ripening speaks to the soul the way mystical poetry was meant to—as a messenger between the realms of heaven and earth. Rumi's passion for the Divine lives on in the pages of this exquisite book that will no doubt engage each reader in the blissful experience of mystical reflection with the Sacred."—Caroline Myss, author of Anatomy of the Spirit and Entering the Castle <br>"Indeed love ripens the soul, and the ripening of the soul leads to the realization of love. This central message of Rumi, that comparable troubadour of love, is reflected with great care, devotion, authenticity, and yes, love in this book. There are now many translations of Rumi's poems in English, of various qualities. And yet, deposit all works in print on this subject, and it is certain that this book will stand out among them, marked as it is with existential participation in the spiritual universe of the supreme master of Persian Sufi poetry."—Seyyed Hossein N
Author Information
Kabir Helminski is co-director, with his wife, Camille Helminski, of the Threshold Society, a Sufi organization of the Mevlevi Order of dervishes founded by Rumi. He is the translator of numerous volumes of Rumi's poetry, and has been one of the main forces in making Rumi one of the most widely read poets of our day. Ahmad Rezwani is an Iranian Sufi and scholar.
