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In recent years the stirring, unforgettable poetry of Jalālu’l-Dīn Rūmī (1207–1273), the great Sūfi teacher and the greatest mystical poet of Iran, has gained tremendous popularity in the western world. Although he died over 700 years ago, his poetry is timeless. In the best modern translations, the passion and playfulness of his words reach across the ages to communicate themselves to people today with an undiluted fervor and excitement.

Rumi has been described as "the most popular poet" in the United States. Rumi's popularity has gone beyond national and ethnic borders. He is considered to be one of the greatest classical poets, by the speakers of Persian language in Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan. His poetry is still read worldwide today and has been translated into a wide variety of languages including Turkish, Persian, Russian, Asian, English, and Spanish languages.

Embark on a soul-stirring journey into the heart of love with "Rumi Eternal Love Poems: Essential Verses Of Romance, Love And Compassion." This book invites you to immerse yourself in the timeless wisdom and profound beauty of Rumi's poetry, where every verse is a testament to the power of love and compassion. In this book, you'll discover a curated collection of Rumi's most essential love poems, carefully selected to capture the essence of romance, passion, and spiritual connection.

The Rumi Collection presents an essential anthology of the works of the thirteenth-century Sufi poet and philosopher Jalâluddin Rumi. Known for his deeply mystical and spiritual writings, Rumi’s words have been carefully selected and arranged by acclaimed Sufi teacher Kabir Helminski to offer a comprehensive introduction to the poet’s life and thought. With contributions from numerous leading translators—The Rumi Collection provides an indispensable resource for all to explore the richness of Islamic mysticism and Rumi’s monumental contribution to the language of spirituality.

This revised and expanded edition of The Essential Rumi includes a new introduction by Coleman Barks and more than 80 never-before-published poems. Through his lyrical translations, Coleman Barks has been instrumental in bringing this exquisite literature to a remarkably wide range of listeners, making the ecstatic, spiritual poetry of 13th-century Sufi mystic Rumi more popular than ever.

Dick Davis—“our pre-eminent translator from the Persian” (The Washington Post)—has revised and expanded his acclaimed translation of Ferdowsi’s masterpiece, adding more than 100 pages of newly translated text. Davis’s elegant combination of prose and verse allows the poetry of the Shahnameh to sing its own tales directly, interspersed sparingly with clearly marked explanations to ease along modern audiences.

Considered by Rumi to be "the master" of Sufi mystic poetry, Attar is best known for this epic poem, a magnificent allegorical tale about the soul's search for meaning. He recounts the perilous journey of the world's birds to the faraway peaks of Mount Qaf in search of the mysterious Simorgh, their king. Attar's beguiling anecdotes and humor intermingle the sublime with the mundane, the spiritual with the worldly, while his poem models the soul's escape from the mind's rational embrace.

An anthology of verse by women poets writing in Persian, most of whom have never been translated into English before, from acclaimed scholar and translator Dick Davis. The Mirror of My Heart is a unique and captivating collection of eighty-three Persian women poets, many of whom wrote...

A powerful personal journey to find meaning and life lessons in the words of a wildly popular 13th century poet. Rumi's inspiring and deceptively simple poems have been called ecstatic, mystical, and devotional. To writer and activist Melody Moezzi, they became a lifeline. In The Rumi...

In her debut poetry audiobook, the number one international best-selling author of Secrets of Divine Love: A Spiritual Journey into the Heart of Islam, invites you to step into her beautifully composed world of devotional poetry....

He was the brother of "the Arab" killed by the infamous Meursault, the antihero of Camus' classic novel. Seventy years after that event, Harun, who has lived since childhood in the shadow of his sibling's memory, refuses to let him remain anonymous: He gives his brother a story and a name - Musa - and describes the events that led to Musa's casual murder on a dazzlingly sunny beach.

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2022 BY LIT HUB AND THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY “O is so full of music and passion for life . . . Zeina Hashem Beck’s poems unfold the abundance of our world.” —Ilya Kaminsky, author of Deaf Republic From a “brilliant, absolutely essential voice” whose...

في الأدب الصهيوني هو دراسة نقدية عميقة يقدمها غسان كنفاني، تكشف عن الأدوار التي لعبها الأدب الصهيوني في صياغة المشروع الاستيطاني وتبرير سياساته. في هذا الكتاب، يغوص كنفاني في تحليل أبرز الأعمال الأدبية الصهيونية، مظهرًا كيف وظفها أصحابها لتشويه صورة العربي، وتزييف الوقائع التاريخية، وزرع روايات مغلوطة حول فلسطين.

اللغة الشاعرة هو تأمل أدبي رفيع يقدمه عباس محمود العقاد، ليكشف عن سحر اللغة العربية وما تتميز به من خصائص فريدة تجعلها لغة تنبض بالشعر والجمال. ينقلنا العقاد عبر صفحات الكتاب إلى أعماق المفردات والأساليب، موضحًا كيف تلامس اللغة العربية أدق المشاعر وتعبّر عن أعمق الأفكار بثراء لا يُضاهى. بأسلوبه التحليلي، يتناول العقاد الموسيقى الخفية التي تنساب في تراكيب الكلمات، والإيقاعات التي تمنحها رونقًا خاصًا. اللغة الشاعرة ليست مجرد كتاب عن اللغة، بل هي دعوة لتقدير هذا الكنز اللغوي الفريد، واحتفاء بقدرة العربية على الجمع بين الفكر والإحساس في نسيج أدبي آسر.

ثمة تراثٌ أثري فريد من نوعه يلخّص فترات الحضارات المتعاقبة على الإمارات، وكيف امتلك الإنسان القديم فنّاً راقياً في التواصل مع الطبيعة وثقافة مهيبة ربما استفادها من حضارات أخرى بحكم التنقل والترحال، ولا شك أن النقوش الصخرية كشفت عن نبوغ ذلك الإنسان، كما امتلكت الجبال المنعزلة كجبل حفيت والبحايص والفاية وجبل مليحة مقومات الحياة كاملة قبل آلاف السنين. هذا الكتاب نتاج تأمّل داخل أفلاك الحجر والصحراء والماء والذات، يأخذك في رحلة بحث سرد حكائي أنثروبولوجي استقصائي إلى جماليات المكان الإماراتي منذ أزمنة التكوين البيئي، وإلى خيال الإنسان القديم الذي أصغى وانغمس في جوهر المخلوقات، وخلق تفاهماً ضمنياً فنياً مع طبيعتها وأجسادها.

Kahlil Gibran reveals his vision of the soul and understanding of the world - past, present, and future - in this rich sampling of more than 20 works. Prose tales, fables, and poems evoke the mystic East and form a world at once powerful, tender, joyous, and melancholy. This collection, penned when Gibran was still a young writer, reveals many of the themes and styles plumbed throughout his life.

A year with the sensual, mysterious, and deeply spiritual poetry of Rumi, in a translation featuring 15 debut poems—365 poems for your daily dose of inspiration, spiritual healing, and deep self-reflection This stunning collection is a divine journey across each month of the year, offering 365...

Almustafa has been exiled in the island city of Orphalese for twelve years when he sees his ship coming with the mist. Before he sets sail, the beloved prophet is asked by his followers to impart his truth. In these twenty-eight poetic essays, he offers profound inspiration on such matters of love and friendship, freedom and self-knowledge, joy and sorrow, pleasure, prayer, and death. In doing so, Almustafa offers a universal serenity. A Lebanese émigré to the United States, Gibran wrote The Prophet to transcend the barriers between East and West.

One of the most transcendent poets of his generation, Darwish composed this remarkable elegy at the apex of his creativity, but with the full knowledge that his death was imminent. Thinking it might be his final work, he summoned all his poetic genius to create a luminous work that defies categorization.

Tara is on her way to pick up both her children from the airport following a visit with their father in America, but within seconds, her happiness is replaced by the shocking realization that only her daughter returned. Tara’s world is shattered as she’s thrust into the American legal system, determined to fight for her son.