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Rumi, claimed as the national poet of Iran, Turkey & Afghanistan had an early life dedicated to scholarly studies. He only started to write poetry after encountering a holy man called Shams whose subsequent death instilled a profound grief in Rumi and an outpouring of many thousands of verses in Persian. He also intrinsically linked with Sufism. Many of these titles are on our audiobook version which can be purchased from iTunes, Amazon and other digital stores.
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Rumi, The Poetry Of - Jaluluddin Rumi
The Poetry Of Jaluluddin Rumi
Poetry is a fascinating use of language. With almost a million words at its command it is not surprising that these Isles have produced some of the most beautiful, moving and descriptive verse through the centuries. In this series we look at individual poets who have shaped and influenced their craft and cement their place in our heritage.
In this volume we venture to the East. To met a poet who speaks a common language of love and mysticism which continues to convey valuable insights into universal themes in contemporary society.
Jaluluddin Rumi (1207-1273) was of Persian heritage, born on the Eastern shores of Persia in modern day Afghanistan and later settled in Konya in Turkey. Consequently he is claimed as the national poet of Iran, Turkey and Afghanistan. More surprisingly and more recently, he is one of the most widely read poets in America
Rumi’s early life was dedicated to scholarly studies and only started to wrie poetry after meeting a wandering and wild holy man called Shams. Rumi and Shams spent much time together which had a distinct influence on Rumi. Shams’ death, allegedly at the hands of Rumi’s son, instilled a profound grief in Rumi and a consequent outpouring of thousands of verses in Persian. Rumi is intrinsically linked with Sufism and one of his other sons founded the Order of the Whirling Dervishes
Many of the poems are also available as an audiobook from our sister company Portable Poetry. Many samples are at our youtube channel http://www.youtube.com/user/PortablePoetry?feature=mhee The full volume can be purchased from iTunes, Amazon and other digital stores. Among our readers are Richard Mitchley and Ghizela Rowe
Index Of Works
THE SPIRITUAL COUPLETS OF RUMI FROM MASNAVI - Book I
Prologue
Story II - The Oilman And His Parrot.
Story II (Continues) - Confusion Of Saints With Hypocrites.
Story VII - The Merchant And His Clever Parrot.
Story VII (Continues) - Saints Are Preserved From All Harm
Story VII (Continues) - The Jealousy Of God.
Story XI - The Lion Who Hunted With The Wolf And The Fox.
Story XIII - The Prophet's Scribe.
Story XIII (Continues) - How Philosophers Deceive Themselves.
Story XIV - The Chinese And The Greek Artists.
Story XIV – (Continues) Knowledge Of The Heart Preferable
Epilogue to Book I.
THE SPIRITUAL COUPLETS OF RUMI FROM MASNAVI - Book II.
Prologue.
Story I - The Sufi's Beast
Story II - The Pauper And The Prisoners.
Story III - The King And His Two Slaves.
Story IV - The Falcon And The Owls.
Story V - The Thirsty Man Who Threw Bricks Into The Water.
Story VI - Luqman's Master Examines Him And Discovers His Acuteness.
Story XI - Mo'avia And Iblis.
Story XIII - The Old Man And The Physician.
Story XIV - The Arab Carrier And The Scholar.
Story XV - The Man Who Boasted That God Did Not Punish Him For His Sins, And Jethro's Answer To Him.
Story XVI - The Gluttonous Sufi.
Story XVII - The Tree of Life.
THE SPIRITUAL COUPLETS OF RUMI FROM MASNAVI - Book I
Prologue
Hearken to the reed-flute, how it complains,
Lamenting its banishment from its home:
"Ever since they tore me from my osier bed,
My plaintive notes have moved men and women to tears.
I burst my breast, striving to give vent to sighs,
And to express the pangs of my yearning for my home.
He who abides far away from his home
Is ever longing for the day ho shall return.
My wailing is heard in every throng,
In concert with them that rejoice and them that weep.
Each interprets my notes in harmony with his own feelings,
But not one fathoms the secrets of my heart.
My secrets are not alien from my plaintive notes,
Yet they are not manifest to the sensual eye and ear.
Body is not veiled from soul, neither soul from body,
Yet no man hath ever seen a soul."
This plaint of the flute is fire, not mere air.
Let him who lacks this fire be accounted dead!
'Tis the fire of love that inspires the flute,
'Tis the ferment of love that possesses the wine.
The flute is the confidant of all unhappy lovers;
Yea, its strains lay bare my inmost secrets.
Who hath seen a poison and an antidote like the flute?
Who hath seen a sympathetic consoler like the flute?
The flute