Look! This Is Love (Shambhala Centaur Editions) [Paperback]

Annemarie Schimmel (Author)

Book Description

Series: Shambhala Centaur Editions | Publication Date: March 26, 1996

Jalaluddin Rumi (1207-1273), one of the world's most beloved poets, poured out thousands of verses expressing a wonderful, high-soaring love for God. Rendered in rhythmic language, the poems collected in this book echo the enraptured dances created by Rumi and made famous by the whirling dervishes.

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And If He Closes Before You
Blessed Time! When E Are Sitting
Come To The Roof And Look At The New Moon!
The Day I've Died, My Pall Is Moving On
Deep-frozen Stays The Ice In Shady Places
Did I Not Say To You, Friend
From Myself I Am Copper
He Said: Who's Knocking At My Door
How Do You Know What Birds We Are
How Should The Soul Not Take Wings
I Died A Hundred Times And I Learned This
I Saw My Friends, He Wandered Round The House
I See Only Your Beauty
I've Chosen You, Of All The World, Alone!
I've Seen No Joy Without You In Both Worlds
If Death's A Man, Let Him Come Close To Me
If We Should Fill The Erth And Sky With Peace
If You're A Lover, Leave All Grief And Sorrow!
It's The Day Of Great Joy
Last Night, I Went Before Him, Full Of Heat
Late Did You Come -- Don't Go Away So Soon
Learn From God's Messenger This Alchemy
Look! This Is Love -- To Fly Toward The
Look, I Tried Ev'rything, But Nothing
The Man Of God Is Drunken Without Wine
My Heart Is An Oyster
Now You've Departed And Gone To The Unseen
O Sky, Don't Revolve Without Me!
O Sun, Fill Our House Once More With Light!
O You Whose Name Is Food For Drunken Souls
Oh Come, Oh Come! You Are The Soul
Oh Happy Day When In Your Presence
Oh Seize The Hem Of His Favor
Oh, If A Tree Could Wander
Once A Beloved Asked Her Lover: Friend
Said Someone: Look, Master Sana'i Is Dead
There Rose A Moon On The Sky
Through Love All That Is Bitter Will Be
Under The Shade Of Your Tresses
We Are Your Guests, Beloved Friend
Weave Not, Like Spiders, Nets From Grief's Saliva
When You See The Sun, Remember
Where You Put Your Foot On Earth
Your Countenance, O Friend, Is
-- Table of Poems from Poem Finder® --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Persian --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 108 pages
• Publisher: Shambhala (March 26, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1570622248
• ISBN-13: 978-1570622243
• Product Dimensions: 4.9 x 4.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #754,296 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Rumi in excellent translation, May 25, 2000

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M. J. Smith (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Look! This Is Love (Shambhala Centaur Editions) (Paperback)

Annemarie Schimmel is an internationally recognized expert on Sufism in general and Rumi in particular. In this selection of poems of Rumi, she also shows herself to be a woman of excellent poetic sense in English.

Especially enjoyable in this small volume are poems that reflect the common origins of Judaism, Christianity and Islam: "... You be an ocean and throw out the boat! / You be a world and throw away the world! .............

If you enjoy Sufi poetry or Rumi, consider this book a must.

15 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars TO LOVE, May 23, 2001

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Look! This Is Love (Shambhala Centaur Editions) (Paperback)

WHEN I FIRT SAW I WAS AFRAID TO TALK TO YOU , WHEN I TALKED TO YOU I WAS AFRAID TO LIKE YOU , WHEN I LIKED I WAS AFRAID TO LOVE YOU , NOW THAT I LOVE YOU I'M AFRAID TO LOSE YOU..