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Mystical poems of Rumi translated by Arberry

Mystical poems of Rumi

Legendary Persian Muslim poet, theologian, and mystic Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207–73) penned poetry that have been praised for centuries for their powerful spiritual pictures and provocative language, which frequently depicted Rumi’s love for God in romantic or sensual terms. 

More than three thousand lyrics and odes make up his immense corpus of work.

 This collection includes 400 poems chosen by renowned Rumi scholar A. J. Arberry, who also provides one of the most thorough and accomplished English translations of this enigmatic genius. 

The authoritative resource for anyone looking for an introduction to or a deeper knowledge of one of the world’s finest poets is Mystical Poems.

RumI affected an astonishing contempt for his own poetry. On one occasion he remarked, “I am affectionate to such a degree that when these friends come to me, for fear that they 

may be wearied I speak poetry so that they may be occupied with that.

 Otherwise, what have I to do with poetry? By Allah, 

I care nothing for poetry, and there is nothing worse in my eyes  than that.

 It has become incumbent upon me, as when a man plunges his hands into tripe and washes it out for the sake of a guest’s appetite, because the guest’s appetite is for tripe.” 

The poet’s modesty, rooted in a puritanical scrupulosity, does not 

need to affect our judgment. 

In Rum! we encounter one of the world’s greatest poets. In profundity of thought, inventiveness 

of image, and triumphant mastery of language, he stands out as the supreme genius of Islamic mysticism. 

He invites and deserves the most attentive and intensive study, by a succession of devoted scholars, whose combined explorations will vastly improve upon our first halting attempt.

 Future generations, as his poetry becomes wider known and more perfectly understood, will enjoy and applaud with increasing insight and enthusiasm the poems of this wisest, most penetrating, and saintliest of men.