Hush, Don't Say Anything to God: Passionate Poems of Rumi [Paperback]

Jalal Al-Din Rumi (Author), Shahram Shiva (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0875730841 | ISBN-13: 978-0875730844 | Publication Date: October 1, 1999

A new book of verses of Rumi by an award-winning translator and poet. This selection catches Rumi in a rare mood and these are some of Rumi's most passionate and heart-felt expressions, each poem resonating with the intensity and fire rarely seen in English language before. Shiva says, "Rumi--I am constantly reminded--is a miracle. Everything about him is absolute magic. Poetry in perfect rhyme and meter poured out of him as he whirled for hours on end, or as he fell into various states of ecstasy and rapture. There is music, rhythm and breath in most of his poems in Persian language. In my work as a translator I try to bring out some of these nuances. I try to pay a special attention to Rumi as a Persian mystic, and to the origin and the method of the creation of these timeless, sublime and always magical words."

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Hush ($12.95 paperback original; Dec.; 144 pp.; 0-87573-084-1): A new translation of nearly a hundred poems by the 13th- century Sufi mystic whose work has undergone an immense revival in the West during the last decade. Best known for his love poetry, Rumi was actually a theologian, and most of his verse is explicitly religious in both tone and content, also heavily mystical in the manner of St. John of the Cross. Most of the quatrains take the form of either a direct address to God (I am your servant / of your lips full of laughter. / You are the source of life. / You are the elixir of immortality) or an exposition of his nature (To Love is to reach God), while many of the odes offer homage to Rumis great friend, Shams of Tabriz (Shams of Tabriz / you are like the Sun, / for the cloud of speech, / When you rise, / your countenance / evaporates all dialogue), the Sufi dervish who introduced Rumi to the techniques of ecstatic dancing and prayer. Iranian-born translator Shivas introduction is concise and helpful andin spite of its absurd contention that Rumi is now the best read poet in Americaoffers an intelligent evaluation of the authors life and work. -- Copyright ©1999, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

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"...These verses are not just meant for the libraries or the classrooms of academia. They are meant to be recited by human lovers and lovers of God. The passion of Rumi expressed in this book by Shahram Shiva will restore the exultation of spirit in your Being. This passion is holy and it will heal you..." -- Deepak Chopra, author of How to Know God and several NY Times Bestsellers

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Product Details

• Paperback: 131 pages
• Publisher: Jain Pub Co (October 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0875730841
• ISBN-13: 978-0875730844
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,329,845 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Remaining Silent....., October 23, 2001

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This review is from: Hush, Don't Say Anything to God: Passionate Poems of Rumi (Paperback)

REMAIN SILENT, DON'T SAY A WORD, OPEN YOUR HEART AND YOU WILL KNOW.