Anthology of the Ghazal in Sufi Poetry of the Indian Sub-continent

Publisher Marketing: Anthology of the Ghazal in Sufi Poetry of the Indian Sub-continent Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Some of the greatest Sufi-Master Poets of the ghazal, the most ancient and most spiritual form of poetry, were from the Indian Sub-continent... such as Mu'in ud-din Chishti, Amir Khusrau, Hasan Dihlavi, Sultan Bahu, Makhfi, Nazir, Ghalib, Jigar and Huma. Here is a good selection of the greatest poets of this unique form in the correct rhyme-strure and meaning. These are beautiful and profound and inspiring spiritual poems from those on the path and those who have reached the destination. CONTENTS: Sufis & Dervishes: Their Art and Use of Poetry... Page 7, Glossary of Sufi and Dervish Symbols... 28, The Ghazal Sufi & Dervish Poetry of the Indian Sub-Continent... 34 THE POETS... Mu'in 41, Amir Khusrau 66, Hasan Dihlavi 93, Qutub Shah 115, Dara Shikoh 120, Sultan Bahu 127, Makhfi 156, Wali 180, Bedil 189, Ali Haider 203, Sauda 205, Dard 209, Nazir 215, Mir 240, Sachal Sarmast 252, Aatish 263, Zafar 273, Zauq 281, Ghalib 287, Shad 319, Iqbal 325, Asghar 342, Jigar 347, Huma 362, Firaq 381, Josh 389. Pages 392. COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITH'S TRANSLATION OF HAFEZ'S DIVAN "It is not a joke... the English version of ALL the ghazals of Hafez is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished.." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran. "Superb translations. 99% Hafez 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of English to Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart. Paul Smith is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets of Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish and other languages including Hafez, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Mu'in ud-din Chishti, Amir Khusrau, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Hallaj, Rudaki, Yunus Emre Ghalib, Iqbal, Makhfi, Nazir and many others, as well as his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, kids books and a dozen screenplays. www.newhumanitybooks.com Contributor Bio:  Smith, Paul Paul H. Smith, a retired Army intelligence officer and Operation Desert Storm veteran, spent seven years in the Department of Defense's remote-viewing program, serving as operational remote viewer, theory instructor and trainer, security officer, and unit historian. Smith has a B. A. in Middle Eastern studies from Brigham Young University, and an M. S. in Strategic Intelligence (Middle East emphasis) from the Defense Intelligence College, and is a doctoral candidate in philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin. He is president of Remote Viewing Instructional Services, Inc., and vice president of the nonprofit International Remote Viewing Association.