{"product_id":"rubaiyat-of-nizami-paperback","title":"Ruba'iyat of Nizami - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRUBA'IYAT OF NIZAMI Translation \u0026amp; Introduction Paul Smith. Nizami (d. 1208) is a true Sufi Master Poet who is most famous for his six books in \u003ci\u003emasnavi\u003c\/i\u003e form: \u003ci\u003eThe Treasury of Mysteries, Layla and\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMajnun, Khrosrau and Shirin, The Seven Portraits\u003c\/i\u003e and his two books on Alexander. He also composed a \u003ci\u003eDivan \u003c\/i\u003eof approximately 22,000 couplets mostly in \u003ci\u003eghazals\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eruba'is\u003c\/i\u003e... tragically only 205\u003ci\u003e ghazals\u003c\/i\u003e and 69\u003ci\u003e ruba'is\u003c\/i\u003e and 5 \u003ci\u003eqasidas\u003c\/i\u003e survive. His influence on Attar, Rumi, Sadi, Hafiz and Jami and all others that followed was profound. Here are all of his remaining \u003ci\u003eruba'is\u003c\/i\u003e translated into English in the correct form and a good selection from his other masterpiece \u003ci\u003emasnavis, ghazals \u003c\/i\u003eand a \u003ci\u003eqasida\u003c\/i\u003e in the long Introduction on the life and Times and Poetry of Nizami and a Selected Bibliography. The correct rhyme-structure has been kept and the power and meaning of these beautiful, short often mystical poems. Large Print \u0026amp; Large Format (7\" x 10\") 158 pages. Comments on Paul Smith's Translation of Hafiz's '\u003ci\u003eDivan\u003c\/i\u003e'. \"It is not a joke... the English version of All the \u003ci\u003eghazals\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eDivan\u003c\/i\u003e off by heart. \"Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafiz.\" Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author). \"I was very impressed with the beauty of these books.\" Dr. R.K. Barz. Faculty of Asian Studies, Australian National University. Paul Smith (b. 1945) is a poet, author and translator of many 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. amazon.com\/author\/smithpa NEW HUMANITY BOOKS\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 10 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42744537907263,"sku":"9798468558805","price":29.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f509e10f8f959b4da81e4dcdeda2c447.webp?v=1765168579","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/rubaiyat-of-nizami-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}