The Mathnawi of Jalalu'ddin Rumi, Vol 3, Persian Text (Gibb Memorial Trust Persian Studies)
by Jalalu'ddin Rumi and Reynold a Nicholson
Mawlana Jalal al-Din Rumi's great poem, the Mathnawi, is one of the best known and most influential works of Muslim mysticism. Nicholson's critical edition is based on the oldest known manuscripts, including the earliest, dated 1278 and preserved in the Mevlana Museum at Konya. It remains the standard text and is provided with diacritical marks to assist the student. The prose translation, similarly, is intended to be an exact and faithful guide to the Persian. The three volumes of English trans...
Jalaluddin Rumi has become one of the most widely read poets in our time. This collection of verse is drawn from Rumi's masterwork the Mathnawi, often referred to as the Qur'an in the Persian tongue. The Mathnawi comprises six volumes of rhymed verse drawing on favorite stories from the Qur'an, tales of Sufi saints and masters, the sayings of Muhammed, folklore, and popular humor. Throughout its intricate tales, Rumi scatters precious gems of wisdom. Like jewels, his words seem to catch the ligh...
Distant Melodies. an Anthology of Poems by Shadab Vajdi
by Shadab Vajdi and Shaadaab Vajdai
What is political poetry? How does history become lived experience? What does it mean to bear witness through writing? Noor Hindi’s poems explore colonialism, religion, patriarchy and everything in between with sharp wit and innovative precision. Layered to reflect the intersections of her identity, while constantly interrogating this identity itself, her writing combines lyrical beauty with political urgency. This collection is ultimately a provocation―on trauma, on art, on what it takes to c...
Lighthouse for the Drowning (Lannan Translations Selection)
by Jawdat Fakhreddine
Presented bilingually, this first US publication of Jawdat Fakhreddine one of the major Lebanese names in modern Arabic poetry establishes a revolutionary dialogue between international, modernist values and the Arabic tradition. Fakhreddine's unique voice is a breakthrough for the poetic language of his generation an approach that presents poetry as a beacon, a lighthouse that both opposes and penetrates all forms of darkness. Stars: Stars of oursthat did not shine in the shroud of night,but...
The Divans of the Six Ancient Arabic Poets (Turath: The Arabic and Islamic Literary Tradition, #15)
by Wilhelm Ahlwardt
This collection of the Divans of Ennabiga, Antara, Tharafa, Zuhair, Alqama, and Imruulqais is a rare find. Among the earliest known writers of Arabic poetry, these authors are essential components of Arabic history and literature. This study, long out of print, is the acknowledged starting point for the study of these poets. Their Divans are presented in Arabic, along with a substantial introduction by Ahlwardt, a list of variant readings and corrections, considerations of discrepancies in the m...
