SANA'I: LIFE & POEMS Translation & Introduction Paul Smith One of the most prolific and influential Sufi Master Poets of all time Hakim Sana'i (d.1131) composed many ghazals, …
YUNUS EMRE: LIFE & POEMS Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Yunus Emre (d. 1320) is considered one of the most important Turkish poets having a great influence on Turkish …
IQBAL: LIFE & POEMS Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Muhammad Iqbal (1873-1938) was born in Sialkot, Punjab. He graduated from Government College, Lahore with a master's …
BULLEH SHAH: LIFE & POEMS Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Bulleh Shah (1680-1758) was a Sufi poet who composed in Punjabi and settled in Kasur, now in Pakistan. His Spiritual …
MAJNUN (QAYS IBN AL-MULAWWAH) Life & Poems Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Majnun was a real person Qays (Majnun='madman) was a youth, a Bedouin poet in the seventh century …
GHALIB: LIFE & POEMS Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Mirza Asadullah Beg (1797-1869}, known as Ghalib (conqueror), a pen-name or takhallus he adopted in the tradition of all …
SHABISTARI: LIFE & POEMS Translation & Introduction Paul Smith. The Rose Garden of Mystery was composed as a 1000 couplet long masnavi poem in the form of questions and answers on …
ZAUQ: LIFE & POEMS Translation & Introduction by Paul Smith Mohammad Ibrahim took Zauq (meaning 'taste') as his takhallus or pen-name. He was born at Delhi in 1788. His father was …
DARA SHIKOH: LIFE & POEMS Translation & Introduction by Paul Smith Dara Shikoh (1615-1659) was the oldest son of Emperor Shah Jahan of Mughal India and was known to be a loving …
URFI: LIFE & POEMS Translation & Introduction by Paul Smith URFI (1555-1591) lived in Shiraz until he was twenty-six and had become disfigured in the face from small-pox he had six …
