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- Love Is My Savior: The Arabic Poems of Rumi
- Book
- 2016
- Published by: Michigan State University Press
- Series: Arabic Literature and Language
summary
This new volume of Rumi’s works, the first-ever English translation of his Arabic poems, will be exciting for the newcomer to Rumi’s verses as well as to readers already familiar with his mystical philosophy. The poems take the reader on a journey of spiritual exploration, ecstatic union, cruel rejection, and mystic reconciliation. Rumi reveals his soul and welcomes everyone to his spiritual feast.
This dual-language volume opens a treasury of Rumi’s mystic thought and startling poetry. His verses pulsate with desire and longing, with sensuality, and with ecstatic celebration. Rumi found in his mystic poetry a vehicle for the expression of the endless spiritual bounties of love. He placed love at the center of his faith and doctrine, and he pronounced it to be the goal of his life and the only form of true worship. This collection is stunningly rendered in English by an award-winning poet and a distinguished translator of Arabic poetry.
This dual-language volume opens a treasury of Rumi’s mystic thought and startling poetry. His verses pulsate with desire and longing, with sensuality, and with ecstatic celebration. Rumi found in his mystic poetry a vehicle for the expression of the endless spiritual bounties of love. He placed love at the center of his faith and doctrine, and he pronounced it to be the goal of his life and the only form of true worship. This collection is stunningly rendered in English by an award-winning poet and a distinguished translator of Arabic poetry.
Table of Contents
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- Leave Behind Temptation
- Let’s Be Pure
- pp. 2-3
- Rejoice in Silence
- pp. 4-5
- Banner of Love
- pp. 6-7
- I Fell in Love with Angels
- pp. 8-9
- He Stole My Heart!
- pp. 10-11
- You Sang of Love
- You Sang of Love,So We Came
- pp. 14-15
- The Price of Love
- pp. 16-17
- Drunken Brothers
- pp. 18-19
- He’s Never Bored with Love
- pp. 22-23
- What Happened to Me?
- pp. 24-27
- Have Mercy!
- pp. 28-29
- Come, Let’s Pray
- We’re All Drunk
- pp. 32-33
- Come, Let’s Pray!
- pp. 34-35
- Night Visitors
- pp. 36-37
- The Cupbearer Will Explain
- pp. 38-39
- Rising Moon
- pp. 40-41
- Cruel Rejection
- Separation
- pp. 44-45
- Palace of Perfection
- pp. 48-49
- What Do You See?
- pp. 50-51
- Light of My Soul
- pp. 52-53
- Love Is My Savior
- pp. 54-55
- It Was a Celebration!
- pp. 56-57
- Good News!
- Come to My House
- pp. 62-63
- Glad Tidings!
- pp. 64-65
- Your Wine Lights the World
- pp. 66-67
- Peace Is the Path
- pp. 68-69
- Hidden Beauty
- pp. 70-71
- I Climbed to Heaven
- pp. 72-73
- Good News!
- pp. 74-75
- Judgment Day
- pp. 76-78
Additional Information
ISBN
9781609174866
Related ISBN(s)
9781611862003, 9781628952612, 9781628962611
MARC Record
OCLC
933338193
Pages
108
Launched on MUSE
2016-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2016