The Mystical Poems of Rumi 2: Second Selection, Poems 201-400 (Paperback)

~ Jalal al-Din Rumi (Author), Ehsan Yarshater (Editor), A. J. Arberry (Translator) "The ravings which my enemy uttered I heard within my heart; the secret thoughts he harbored against me I also perceived..." (more)
Key Phrases: crop sickness, pure wine, Shams-e Tabrizi, Shams-e Din, Shams-al-Hagq Tabriz

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Rumi's vast body of poetry includes a lengthy epic of religious mysticism, the Hathnavi, and more than three thousand lyrics and odes, many of which came to him while he was in a state of trance. A. J. Arberry, who selected four hundred of the lyrics for translation and annotated them, calls Rumi "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."

A. J. Arberry (1905-73) was professor of Arabic at Cambridge University.

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• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press (November 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0226731529
• ISBN-13: 978-0226731520
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Superior Translation, October 16, 2003

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Compared to translators such as Harvey and Barks, Arberry is the superior translator. Perhaps it takes a certain amount and kind of understanding to do a good translating, or perhaps it takes knowledge and literary-language skill, or perhaps it takes all of these. There have always been vast problems choosing with translation to get in Middle Eastern and Far Eastern studies; my experience with Far Eastern studies/translations is that the translator really has to be humble and present with the original poet. In this case, the translator must let Rumi speak, and Arberry does that better than many other common translators.