The Heart of Rumi

This books is a collection of poetry by Rumi. JAL¿L AL-D¿N MUAMMAD R¿M¿ also known as Jal¿l al-D¿n Mu ammad Balkh¿ Mevlânâ/Mawl¿n¿ (Persian: lit. 'our master'), and Mevlevî/Mawlaw¿ (Persian: lit. 'my master'), but more popularly known simply as Rumi (30 September 1207 - 17 December 1273), was a 13th-century Persian poet, Hanafi faqih, Islamic scholar, Maturidi theologian, and Sufi mystic originally from Greater Khorasan in Greater Iran. Rumi's influence transcends national borders and ethnic divisions: Iranians, Tajiks, Turks, Greeks, Pashtuns, other Central Asian Muslims, and the Muslims of the Indian subcontinent have greatly appreciated his spiritual legacy for the past seven centuries. His poems have been widely translated into many of the world's languages and transposed into various formats. Rumi has been described as the "most popular poet" and the "best selling poet" in the United States.

A vibrant selection of poems by the great Persian mystic with groundbreaking translations by an American poet of Persian descent. <BR><BR>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 wellas aesthetic delight. This new translation by Haleh Liza Gafori preserves the intelligence and the drama of the poems, which are as full of individual character as they are of visionary wisdom. <BR><BR>Marilyn Hacker praises Gafori’s new translations of Rumi as “the work of someone who is at once an acute and enamored reader of the original Farsi text, a dedicated miner of context and backstory, and, best of all, a marvelous poet in English.”

A follow-up to her ground-breaking translations of Rumi in Gold, poet and musician Haleh Liza Gafori translates a new selection of work by the great Persian mystic that will muster the soul and stir the spirit.<BR><BR>“Gafori’s selection boasts idiosyncratic connections and ear-catching tempo changes, from sequences and litanies to unimprovably terse epigrams: ‘Beloved, when your sweetness rains down / the price of rock candy plummets.’” —Christopher Spaide, LitHub<BR><BR> "Gafori’s translation is exceptional: contemporary, razor-sharp, and lyrically expansive but still unmistakably Rumi . . . an accessible, enjoyable, and essential entry point to Rumi’s work." —Publishers Weekly, starred review<BR><BR>Water expands on Gold, Haleh Liza Gafori's inspired and widely praised translation of the lyric poetry of the Persian mystic Rumi. As in Gold, Gafori renders with fluid grace and moving immediacy these indisputable masterworks of world literature, drawing on the deep well of Rumi’s work to bring out the worldly wit and wisdom that accompany his otherworldly summons. Behold the divine within and without, he tells us. Question the gnawing hunger for material possessions, fame, and fortune, and the fear of emptiness that drives it. Muster the soul, and experience a more compassionate and liberated state of mind. An eco-poet before his time, Rumi celebrates the immensity and wonder of the natural world while warning us of the havoc that greed and the pursuit of power wreak upon us and our world. His flights of dazzling imagery open up heart-stopping glimpses of the divine, challenging readers to wake from oblivion, and above all, to surrender to the transformative power of Love. <BR><BR>Gafori is an acclaimed vocalist and musician as well as a gifted linguist and poet, and in her translations Rumi's poetry sings and beckons as nowhere else. Hers is the work, as the poet Marilyn Hacker has said, "of someone who is at once an acute and enamored reader of the original Farsi text, a dedicated miner of context and backstory, and, best of all, a marvelous poet in English.”

Rumis Worte sind wie Balsam für unsere Seelen.Legen Sie diese kleine, federleichte Sammlung von Gedichten spiritueller Tiefe auf Ihr Nachtschränkchen. Lesen Sie darin, schlafen Sie ruhig ein ¿ und Ihre Seele geht auf Reisen.Dschelaluddin Rumi, der große Mystiker des 13. Jahrhunderts, zeigt sich in dieser Gedichtsammlung nicht nur als Meister der Poesie, sondern auch als geistiger Lehrer und als weiser Kenner menschlichen Seins.Wie kaum ein Mensch auf Erden wusste er, dass Gott reine Liebe ist, dass er immer bei uns ist und dass wir deswegen allen Grund haben, uns einfach zu freuen.Die große Illusion von Trennung und Tod durchschauend, war Rumi einer der glücklichen Gottesfinder und er drehte sich in seiner Freude oftmals tanzend im Kreis. In seiner beseelten Liebe zu Gott schuf er einige der schönsten und leidenschaftlichsten Gedichte der Weltliteratur.Perlen und Juwele dieser Dichtkunst sind in diesem Büchlein vereint ¿ basierend auf den kongenialen Übersetzungen von Coleman Barks, übertragen von Christoph Engen.

Mevlana Dschelaluddin RUMI (1207 - 1273) wurde weltbekannt als der große Mystiker einer Liebe, die Raum und Zeit überwindet und weit darüber hinausströmt.Seine Gedichte in diesem Bändchen - zusammengestellt und übersetzt von Christoph Engen nach den Versionen von Coleman Barks - verweisen auf jenen Bereich unseres Inneren, in dem jede Idee von Trennung, Mangel oder Verlust aufgehoben ist. Dort ist Verhärtetes wieder in Fluss gekommen. Dort werden bedingungslose Liebe und Freude und Freiheit erfahren. Dort wird Leben als reine Musik erlebt.Bis heute unterstützen seine Gedichte und Schriften eine Vielzahl von Wahrheitssuchern weltweit und helfen ihnen dabei, die Musik der Seele und ihre tiefen Wahrheiten neu zu entdecken.

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books<BR><BR>Rumi's verses have been a balm for readers' souls for over eight centuries. This exquisite selection brings together some of the Persian mystic's most profound, evocative and transcendent works. Exploring passion, heartbreak, friendship, faith and the myriad ways in which we move through the world, these strikingly modern poems are perfect for those looking for inspiration, guidance, or endless delight.