HAKIM SANA'I Pioneer of the Persian Sufi
Ghazal
SELECTED POEMS Translation and Introduction by Paul Smith. One of the most prolific and influential Sufi Master Poets of all time Hakim Sana'i (d.1131) composed many
ghazals
(many here trans. for the first time... 173 pages of them),
masnavis, qasidas, qita's
and over 400
ruba'is
that influenced all the
ghazal
poets that followed him including, 'Attar, Rumi, Sa'di & Hafiz. 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
with a selection by its greatest Sufi
poets. Selected Bibliography. The correct rhyme-structure has been kept, often for the first time, as well as the beauty and meaning of these powerful, mostly spiritual, beautiful, immortal
ghazals.
Large Print (14pt) Large Format Edition in Paperback (7" x 10") Pages 250 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 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. "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, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Lalla Ded, Mahasti, Iqbal, Ghalib, Rahman Baba, Ibn al-Farid, 'Iraqi, Faiz, Urfi, Rahim and many others, as well as his own poetry, fiction, plays, children's books, biographies and a dozen screenplays amazon.com/author/smithpa Published by New Humanity Books