ISBN10: 1594771839, ISBN13: 9781594771835, [publisher: Inner Traditions Bear and Company, Rochester, VT] Softcover Paperback. The first English translation of the rubais of Rumi Presents 233 of the most evocative of Rumis 1,700 rubais Shows that the mystical embrace is the way to directly experience the Divine Rumi is well known for the over 44,000 verses that appear in a 23-volume collection called the Divan-i Kebir. Yet Rumi also composed 1,700 rubais, short aphorisms and observations, whose depth and message belie their brevity. The form of rubais first became well known through the 11th-century collection The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. But unlike Khayyam, who like most poets would sit and carefully craft each word, Rumi would compose and speak his poems through the spontaneous language of poetry that poured from his lips as he traveled the streets of Konya, Anatolia (present-day Turkey). Very few of Rumis rubais have been translated into any of the languages of the contemporary Western world. Now, Nevit O. Ergin, the translator of the complete Divan-i Kebir, and Will Johnson present here 233 of the most evocative of Rumis 1,700 rubais.Rumis poetry expresses profound and complex truths in beautiful yet simple language. He reveals that by going deep into the interior of our heart and soul, we can arrive at a place in which we once again merge and connect with the divine. This mystical quest, Rumi contends, is the birthright of us all. Anything less than a complete ...
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ISBN10: 1594771839, ISBN13: 9781594771835, [publisher: Inner Traditions Bear and Company, Rochester, VT] Softcover Paperback. The first English translation of the rubais of Rumi Presents 233 of the most evocative of Rumis 1,700 rubais Shows that the mystical embrace is the way to directly experience the Divine Rumi is well known for the over 44,000 verses that appear in a 23-volume collection called the Divan-i Kebir. Yet Rumi also composed 1,700 rubais, short aphorisms and observations, whose depth and message belie their brevity. The form of rubais first became well known through the 11th-century collection The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. But unlike Khayyam, who like most poets would sit and carefully craft each word, Rumi would compose and speak his poems through the spontaneous language of poetry that poured from his lips as he traveled the streets of Konya, Anatolia (present-day Turkey). Very few of Rumis rubais have been translated into any of the languages of the contemporary Western world. Now, Nevit O. Ergin, the translator of the complete Divan-i Kebir, and Will Johnson present here 233 of the most evocative of Rumis 1,700 rubais.Rumis poetry expresses profound and complex truths in beautiful yet simple language. He reveals that by going deep into the interior of our heart and soul, we can arrive at a place in which we once again merge and connect with the divine. This mystical quest, Rumi contends, is the birthright of us all. Anything less than a complete ...
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