FAKHR UD-DIN 'IRAQI (1213-1289) SELECTED
GHAZALS (Sufi Love Poems)
Translation & Introduction Paul Smith. Fakhr al-din 'Iraqi (1213-1289) was the author of a
Divan of over 300
ghazals and many
ruba'is and the famous work in prose and poetry...
Lama'at, 'Divine Flashes'... a classic of Sufi Mysticism. He was born in Hamadan in western Persia and as a child learnt the
Koran by heart. He travelled from Persia to India with dervishes where he stayed for 25 years. It is said that on his travels he met Rumi. His grave is in Damascus beside that of another great Perfect Master and poet Ibn al-'Arabi. When seeing these graves a pilgrim stated, "That ('Iraqi) is the Persian Gulf and this (Ibn al-'Arabi) is the Arabian Sea." Introduction: The Life & Times & Poems of 'Iraqi, Sufis & Dervishes: Their Art & Use of Poetry, The
Ghazal, The Greatest Writers of the
Ghazal up to 'Iraqi, Selected Bibliography. A Large Selection of
Ghazals are here in the correct rhyme-structure as well as the beauty and meaning of these timeless mystical poems. Large Print (14 pt) & Format (7" x 10") 231 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 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 from 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, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Shah Latif, Mahsati, Lalla Ded, Rahman Baba, Iqbal, Ghalib, Seemab, Jigar, Abu Nuwas, Ibn al-Farid, Ibn al-'Arabi, Abu Nuwas and others, and his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and a dozen screenplays. asmazon.com/author/smithpa
