Jalaloddin Rumi's Masnavi-ye Ma'navi, or 'Spiritual Couplets', composed in the 13th Century, is a monumental work of poetry in the Sufi tradition of Islamic mysticism. For centuries before his love poetry became a literary phenomenon in the West, Rumi's Masnavi had been revered in the Islamic world as its greatest mystical text. Drawing upon a vast array of characters, stories and fables, and deeply versed in spiritual teaching, it takes us on a profound ...

The greatest Sufi mystic and poet in the Persian language, Rumi has widely influenced mystical thought and literature throughout history. Today, Rumi is one of the most read poets of the world, whose wise teachings in ‘The Masnavi’ and exquisite verses of the ‘Diwan-e Shams-e Tabrizi’ transcend all boundaries in their mystic brilliance. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature's finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents Rumi’s collected poet...

Divan of Shams of Tabriz - Volume 2 presents a carefully selected collection of the timeless Rubaiyat (quatrains) of Mawlana Jalal al-Din Rumi, offered in Persian and English side by side for readers who wish to experience both the beauty of the original language and an accessible poetic translation.Translated from Persian into English by Hojat Naghshejahan, this volume continues the spiritual and literary journey ...

Selected Works of Rumi (Deluxe Hardbound Edition)Immerse yourself in the timeless wisdom of Rumi, one of the greatest mystical poets of all time. This beautifully crafted deluxe edition brings together his most profound works, including selections from The Masnavi and Dīvān-i Shams-i Tabrīz, along with enchanting ghazals and illuminating Sufi anecdotes.What the Book Explores • Core themes developed through structured progression• Concepts presented with clarity and coherenc...

Cambridge University professor Reynold Nicholson once remarked that the 13th-century Persian poet Rumi is the "greatest mystical poet of any age." In Rumi's vision, love is the very matrix of existence; love is what moves life. His poetry expresses the deepest and the most inclusive layers of love, and thus connects us to an immense source of joy, compassion, creativity, and mystery. This book is a new anthology and an original translation of Rumi's poetry. It is divided into three parts. ...

Divan of Shams of Tabriz: By Rumi - In English and Farsi, Presented Side by Side brings readers into the passionate, mystical, and timeless world of Jalal al-Din Rumi, one of the most beloved poets of Persian literature.Inspired by Rumi's profound spiritual connection with Shams of Tabriz, the Divan of Shams is a remarkable collection of poetry exploring divine love, longing, transformation, self-discovery, separation, reunion, and the soul's search for th...

Divan of Shams of Tabriz: In English - By Rumi, Translated by Hojat Naghshejahan presents the timeless poetry of Jalal al-Din Rumi in an accessible English translation for modern readers.The Divan of Shams of Tabriz is one of Rumi's most celebrated works, inspired by his profound spiritual connection with Shams of Tabriz. In these passionate and mystical poems, Rumi explores love, longing, devotion, separation, union, spiritual awakening, and the soul's jo...

Begun in 1262 AD, Masnavi-ye Ma ‘navi, or ‘spiritual couplets', is thought to be the longest single-authored ‘mystical’ poem ever written. As the spiritual masterpiece of the Persian Sufi tradition, it teaches how to progress to the ultimate goal of the Sufi path - union with God. Jalaloddin Rumi was a poet and a mystic, but he was first a teacher; in these verses he draws the reader into the complexities of human love and separation and explains the path to divine love through the elimina...

The Masnavi I Ma'navi of Rumi is one of the most influential works of Sufism, commonly called "the Quran in Persian". It has been viewed by many commentators as the greatest mystical poem in world literature. Its diversity, complexity and profoundness*,* the timeless themes of power, God, love and fidelity, together make the MASNAVI one of the most compelling and memorable spiritual works of world literature. Its author, the Persian poet and Sufi mystic, ...

A vibrant selection of poems by the great Persian mystic with groundbreaking translations by an American poet of Persian descent.Rumi’s poems were meant to induce a sense of ecstatic illumination and liberation in his audience, bringing its members to a condition of serenity, compassion, and oneness with the divine. They remain masterpieces of world literature to which readers in many languages continually return for inspiration and succor, as well...

The title Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi means "The Spiritual Couplets". The Masnavi is a poetic collection of anecdotes and stories derived from the Quran, hadith sources, and everyday tales. Stories are told to illustrate a point and each moral is discussed in detail. It incorporates a variety of Islamic wisdom but primarily focuses on emphasizing inward personal Sufi interpretation. In contrast to Rumi's Diwan, the Masnavi is a relatively "sober" text. It explains the various dimensions of spiritua...

When I was sixteen, the same dream played out night after night: a girl’s voice calling me into a limestone cave. One school holiday, I followed that call to Bewah Cave at Kenyir Lake in Terengganu. Inside, I discovered a crystal-clear pond. When I submerged, I time-travelled back 16,000 years. There, I met Biwa, a young cave-dweller living with her family and tribe. What followed was my struggle to belong—learning to survive among them, earning trust despite suspicion of my unusual abilit...