شمس پرنده

by Shams Tabrizi, پیتر چلکوفسکی (پیشگفتار), مهکامه شعبانی (تصویرگر)

This is a bilingual collection of 48 Ghazals (lyrics) by the famous Persian poet and mystic Mohammad Jalaleddin Rumi translated into English by Iraj Anvar, illustrated by Mahkame Shabani with a forward by Peter Chelkoweski.

160 pages

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Shams-i-Tabrīzī (Persian: شمس تبریزی‎‎) or 'Shams al-Din Mohammad' (1185–1248) was a Persian poet and is credited as the spiritual instructor of Mewlānā Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhi, also known as Rumi and is referenced with great reverence in Rumi’s poetic collection, in particular Diwan-i Shams-i Tabrīzī (The Works of Shams of Tabriz). Tradition holds that Shams taught Rumi in seclusion in Konya for a period of forty days, before fleeing for Damascus. The tomb of Shams-i Tabrīzī was recently nominated to be a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Reviews

[Arpi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not the best translation of the poems into English definitely. The rhythmic structure was all gone, comparing to short lines in Persian, there were long sentences in English.