Divan of Nezami Ganjavi

<b><i>DIVAN</i></b><b> OF NEZAMI GANJAVI Translation & Introduction Paul Smith</b>. Nezami (d. 1208) is a true Sufi Master Poet who is most famous for his six books in <i>masnavi</i> form: <i>The Treasury of Mysteries, Layla and</i> <i>Majnun, Khrosrau and Shirin, The Seven Portraits</i> and his two books on Alexander. He also composed a <i>Divan </i>of approximately 22,000 couplets mostly in <i>ghazals</i> and <i>ruba'is</i>. The influence of his <i>ghazals</i> on those of 'Attar, Rumi, Sadi, Hafiz and Jami and all others that followed was profound. Here are All of his remaining <i>ghazals </i>and <i>ruba'is </i>and <i>qasidas </i>translated into English for the first time in the correct form and complete translations of his greatest masterpiece <i>masnavis</i> <i>The Treasury of Mysteries </i>and <i>Layla and</i> <i>Majnun</i> In the long Introduction on the life and Times and Poetry of Nizami. Selected Bibliography. The correct rhyme-structure has been kept and the power and meaning of these beautiful, usually mystical poems. Large Print (14pt) & Large Format (7" x 10") 442 pages. Comments on Paul Smith's Translation of Hafiz's '<i>Divan</i>'. "It is not a joke... the English version of All the <i>ghazals</i> of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran. "Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of many mystical works in English into Persian and knower of Hafiz's <i>Divan</i> off by heart. "Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafiz." Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author). "I was very impressed with the beauty of these books." Dr. R.K. Barz. Faculty of Asian Studies, Australian National University. Paul Smith (b. 1945) is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets from the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages... including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre and many others, as well as poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and screenplays. amazon.com/author/smithpa <p><br>