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Farrukh Dhondy conveys to us Rumi as a universal poet and thinker and captures in verse the spirit of Rumi's philosophy in an authentic fashion often missed by some of the modern interpreters of Rumi. His introduction gives us an overview of the essential message of Sufism and its relevance to the modern world. --Mahmood Jamal, author of Islamic Mystical Poetry Transcendent yet simple, Rumi's words--in this exquisite translation by Farrukh Dhondy--forever remain the anchor of the human condition. --Mira Nair East and west, readers are passionate about Rumi. But the poet recently called 'America's favorite poet, ' born in what is now north Afghanistan, is also the jewel of thirteenth-century Persian poetry. Farrukh Dhondy uses the patternings of pre-modernist English to reflect Rumi's antiquity and traditional poetics, as well as his lively and often humorous take on life. Like all translations of Rumi, this is a labour of love. --Ruth Padel, author of The Mara Crossing

East and west, readers are passionate about Rumi. But the poet recently called 'America's favorite poet, ' born in what is now north Afghanistan, is also the jewel of thirteenth-century Persian poetry. Farrukh Dhondy uses the patternings of pre-modernist English to reflect Rumi's antiquity and traditional poetics, as well as his lively and often humorous take on life. Like all translations of Rumi, this is a labour of love. --Ruth Padel, author of The Mara Crossing

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Paul Smith is a poet, author and translator of over 80 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 and many others, as well as poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and screenplays.

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