The Book of Lesser-Known Urdu Sufi Poets

THE BOOK OF LESSER-KNOWN URDU SUFI POETS Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Some of the greatest and most memorable spiritual poems of all time have been composed in the Urdu language apart from Mir, Nazir, Ghalib, Iqbal, by their lesser-known Sufi poets and most are contained in this anthology. CONTENTS: The Urdu Language… page 7, Urdu Poetry… 10, The Ghazal in Urdu Poetry… 16, Ghazal Singing in India & Pakistan… 25, The Ruba’i in Urdu Poetry… 27, The Masnavi and other forms in Urdu Poetry… 32, Glossary for Sufi & Dervish Urdu Poetry… 35. THE POETS… Qutub Shah 41, Wali 47, Sauda 59, Dard 68, Aatish 78, Zafar 91, Zauq 105, Momin 113, Shefta 126, Dagh 132, Dabir 137, Anees 141, Hali 146, Akbar Allahabadi 150, Shad 153, Inayat Khan 164, Asghar 191, Mehroom 196, Josh 199, Jigar 215. The correct rhyme-structure & meaning has been obtained in all of these hundreds of beautiful, inspiring, loving, honest, mystical poems. Introductions on their life & time, Selected Bibliographies. Large Format Paperback 7” x 10” Pages 229. 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. “I was very impressed with the beauty of these books.” Dr. R.K. Barz. Faculty of Asian Studies, Australian National University. “Superb translations. 99% Hafez 1% Paul Smith.” Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of English to Persian and knower of Hafiz’s Divan off by heart. “Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafez.” Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author). 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, Bulleh Shah, Baba Farid, Lalla Ded, Abu Sa’id, Ibn al-Farid, Abu Nuwas and many others, as well as his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, kids books and a dozen screenplays. www.newhumanitybooks.com