GHAZALS by Three Early Persian Sufi God-Realized Perfect Master Poets

GHAZALS by Three Early Persian Sufi God-Realized Perfect Master Poets Sana'i, Mu'in, 'Attar Translation & Introduction by Paul Smith One of the most prolific and influential Sufi Master Poets of all time Sana'i (d.1131) was the first Sufi Master Poet of the ghazal and composed many ghazals (over 60 translated here). His long masnavi (rhyming couplets) mystical work The Enclosed Garden of the Truth is said to have had a profound influence on Rumi's composing of his Masnavi and in Sadi's composing his Bustan ('The Orchard'). Included in the Introduction are the Life and Times and Poetry of Sana'i and a history of the ghazal and on The Perfect Master & Sufism in Poetry. Mu'in ud-din Chishti (1141-1230) is the most famous Perfect Master of the ghazal of the Chishti Order of the Indian Subcontinent. Today, hundreds of thousands of Muslims, Hindus, Christians and others take grace from his tomb and poems. This is the largest selection of his ghazals translated into English in the correct form and meaning. Introduction on Life, Times & Poetry of Mu'in. 'Attar is seen with Sana'i and Rumi (who he met and influenced) as one of the three most important Sufi Poet-Masters of the 13th century. He composed over forty books mainly in the epic masnavi form. He also composed ghazals that influenced Sadi and Hafiz and all who came later. 'Attar's powerful, honest and controversial ghazals remain as fresh today as they always were. Here is a large selection of all three poets in the correct-rhyme structure with the beauty and meaning of these immortal poems. Introduction on his Life & Times and Poetry. Large Format Paperback 7" x 10" Pages 438. 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 of many mystical works in English into Persian 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 of the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages including Hafiz, Sa'di, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Mu'in, Abu Nuwas, Ibn al-Farid, Seemab, Jigar, Lalla Ded, Hali, Baba Farid and many others, as well as poetry, fiction, plays, children's books, biographies and a dozen screenplays.w amazon.com/author/smithpa