Publisher's Synopsis
GREAT SUFI & MYSTICAL POETS OF PAKISTAN An Anthology. Translation & Introduction Paul Smith. Contents: The Main Forms in the Sufi & Mystical Poetry of Pakistan (Including... The Sloka, The Masnavi, The Ruba'i, The Ghazal, The Qasida, The Qit'a, The Kafi, The Vakh, The Doha, The Abhang, The Bhajan... page 7. Punjabi Sufi & Mystical Poets... 19. Baba Farid... 21, Guru Nanak... 51, Sultan Bahu... 71, Bulleh Shah... 87, Ali Haider... 121, Khwaja Farid... 131. Sindhi Sufi & Mystical Poets... 139. Shah Latif... 141, Sachal Sarmast... 163. Urdu Sufi & Mystical Poets...175. Iqbal... 177, Josh... 261, Faiz... 283. The correct rhyme-structure and meaning is in all these inspiring, beautiful, powerful poems. Large Print (16pt) & Large Format (8" x 10") Edition. Pages 293. 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. "I have never seen such a good translation and I would like to write a book in Farsi and introduce his Introduction to Iranians." B. Khorramshai, Academy of Philosophy, Tehran. "Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of many works in English into Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart. "I was very impressed with the beauty of these books." Dr. R.K. Barz. Faculty of Asian Studies, Australian National University. Paul Smith (b.1945) is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets of the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashto and other languages... including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Iqbal, Shah Latif, Baba Farid, Bulleh Shah, Ghalib and many others, as well as poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and many screenplays. Published by New Humanity Books .amazon.com/author/smithpa
