DIVAN of NASIR-I-KHUSRAW: Selected Poems & Book of Travels & Book of Enlightenment

DIVAN ofNASIR-I-KHUSRAWSelected Poems&Book of Travels&Book of EnlightenmentTranslation & Introduction Paul Smith. This famous and often infamous poet, philosopher and traveller Nasir-i-Khusraw (1005-1070 CE) was the influential author of a Divan, masnavis and many prose-works. Like many of the greatest poets in this book he was born in Balkh (now Afghanistan). His takhallas or pen-name was Hujjat… or ‘Proof’ of Khurasan. As a young man he became a court poet but at the age of forty-two walked out on his old life in search of the Truth. Like Sadi he travelled widely throughout the Middle-East and North Africa for six years and recorded his wanderings in his ‘Book of Travels’ or Safar-nama. He spent the remainder of his life in Yumgan in a secluded fort after fleeing from persecution for his beliefs. There he taught his disciples and others the Ismailian doctrine and the spiritual path. He is considered to be one of the greatest and most influential poets of the classical period of the Persian language and a great Spiritual Master. His Divan is over 11,000 couplets. This is the largest selection of his poems translated into English in the correct form and meaning. Introduction includes: His Life, Times & Poetry & that of his teacher Mu’ayyad fi’l-Din al-Shirazi & a selection of his poems. On Form of the Qasida & Masnavi. Selected Bibliography. Three Appendixes including his famous book of Travels (Safar-nama) & his ‘Book of Enlightenment. large Print (14pt) & Large Format (6” x 9”) 292 pages. 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.” Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran. “Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith.” Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of works into Persian and 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 (b. 1945) is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets of 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, Lalla Ded, Seemab, Jigar, Abu Nuwas, Seemab and many others, as well as poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children’s books and 12 screenplays. amazon.com/author/smithpa NEW HUMANITY BOOKS Read more