Great Sufi Poets of the Punjab & Sindh : An Anthology, Paperback by Smith, Pa...
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Great Sufi Poets of the Punjab & Sindh : An Anthology, Paperback by Smith, Pa.... Great Sufi Poets of the Punjab & SindhTranslations, Introductions by Paul SmithThe ideal of the Punjabi & Sindhi Sufi poets was to find God in all His creation and thus attain union with Him. CONTENTS: Introduction: Sufis & Dervishes: Their Art and Use of Poetry… 7, Sufi Poets of the Punjab… 33, Sufi Poets of Sindh…37 THE POETS… Baba Farid… 41, Sultan Bahu… 69, Bulleh Shah… 85, Ali Haider… 113, Farid… 123, Shah Latif… 133, Sachal Sarmast… 155. Great Sufi Poets of the Punjab & Sindh : An Anthology, Paperback by Smith, Paul, ISBN 1484843924, ISBN-13 9781484843925, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Great Sufi Poets of the Punjab & SindhTranslations, Introductions by Paul SmithThe ideal of the Punjabi & Sindhi Sufi poets was to find God in all His creation and thus attain union with Him. Thus union or annihilation in God was to be fully achieved after death, but in some cases it was gained while living. This Sufi poetry consequently is full of poems, songs, and hymns praising the Beloved, describing the pain and sorrow inflicted by separation, and ultimately the joy, peace and knowledge attained in the union. CONTENTS: Introduction: Sufis & Dervishes: Their Art and Use of Poetry… 7, Sufi Poets of the Punjab… 33, Sufi Poets of Sindh…37 THE POETS… Baba Farid… 41, Sultan Bahu… 69, Bulleh Shah… 85, Ali Haider… 113, Farid… 123, Shah Latif… 133, Sachal Sarmast… 155. The correct rhyme-structure and spiritual meaning has been kept in these beautiful, spiritual & inspiring poems. 166 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 works in English into Persian and knower of Hafiz’s Divan off by heart.“I was very impressed with the beauty of thess.” Dr. . Barz. Faculty of Asian Studies, Australian National University.“Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafiz.” Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author). Paul Smith is a poet, author and translator of over 80 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, Mu’in, Amir Khusrau, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Omar Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Mahsati, Lalla Ded, Bulleh Shah, Shah Latif, Makhfi and many others, as well as his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children’s books and a dozen screenplays.
