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Author: Paul Smith

Brand: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Number Of Pages: 372

Details: Product Description TONGUES ON FIRE Anthology of the Sufi, Dervish, Warrior & Court Poetry of Afghanistan. Translations, Introductions, Paul Smith Introduction includes… The Main Forms in Dari/Persian, and Pashtu Poetry; Sufis & Dervishes: Their Art and Use of Poetry. Glossary. Included with each selection of a particular poet is a brief biography plus a list of further reading. The correct rhyme-structure has been kept as well as the beauty and meaning of these beautiful and mainly mystical poems. THE POETS… Hanzalah, Abu Shakur, Shahid, Rudaki, Rabi’a Balkhi, Daqiqi, Nasir-i-Khusraw, Ansari, Azraqi, Sana’i, Zahir, Rumi, Imami, Jami, Mirza, Khushal Khan Khattak, Ashraf Khan, Bedil, Abdul-Kadir, Rahman Baba, Khwaja Mohammad, Hamid, Ahmad Shah, Shaida, Khalili. 322 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. If he comes to Iran I will kiss the fingertips that wrote such a masterpiece inspired by the Creator of all.” Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran. “Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith.” Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator 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 is a poet, author and translator of over 80 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, Mu’in, Bedil, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Lalla Ded and many others, as well as poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children’s books and screenplays. Published by New Humanity Books amazon.com/author/smithpa About the Author Paul Smith is a poet, author and translator of over 80 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, Mu’in, Bedil, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Lalla Ded and many others, as well as poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children’s books and screenplays.

Release Date: 15-09-2012

Package Dimensions: 30x229x612

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