IBN AL-FARID: WINE \u0026 THE MYSTIC’S PROGRESS By Ibn Al-Farid
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The poetry of Shaykh Umar Ibn al Farid is considered by many to be the pinnacle of Arabic mystical verse Rumi probably the best known in the West of the great Sufi poets wrote primarily in Persian not Arabic Ibn al Farids two masterpieces are The Wine Ode a beautiful meditation on the wine of divine bliss and The Poem of the Sufi Way a profound exploration of spiritual experience along the Sufi Path and perhaps the longest mystical poem composed in Arabic Both poems have inspired in depth spiritual commentaries throughout the centuries and they are still reverently memorized by Sufis and other devout Muslims today. IBN AL-FARID pdf reader He was born in Cairo to parents from Hama in Syria lived for some time in Mecca and died in Cairo His poetry The poetry of Shaykh Umar Ibn al Farid is considered by many to be the pinnacle of Arabic mystical verse Rumi probably the best known in the West of the great Sufi poets wrote primarily in Persian not Arabic Ibn al Farid s two masterpieces are The Wine Ode a beautiful meditation on the wine of divine bliss and The Poem of the Sufi Way a profound exploration of spiritual experience along the Sufi Path and perhaps the longest mystical poem composed in Arabic Both poems have inspired in depth spiritual commentaries throughout the centuries and they are still reverently memorized by Sufis and other devout Muslims today. Ibn al-farid poems He was born in Cairo to parents from Hama in Syria lived for some time in Mecca and died in Cairo His poetry is entirely Sufic and he was esteemed as the greatest mystic poet of the Arabs Some of his poems are said to have been written in ecstasies Every Friday Cairenes gather at his tomb to listen to readings of his poems Ibn al Farid is referred to as sultan al ashiqin the sultan of lovers site_link IBN WINE THE MYSTIC S PROGRESS Translation Introduction Notes by Paul Smith Umar Ibn al Farid an Egyptian poet 1181 1235 is considered to be the undisputed master of Islamic mystical poetry into Arabic He is considered not only to be a poet but a Perfect Master Qutub a God realised soul and it is his journey to unity with God that he reveals in probably the longest qasida ode in Arabic 761 couplets his famous The Mystic s Progress The other poem for which he is most known is his Wine Poem that is often seen as a prologue to the The Mystic s Progress Although these long poems have been translated into English before this is the first time in the correct rhyme of the qasida and in clear concise modern English Included in the Introduction are chapters on his Life Work The Qasida in Arabic Previous Qasidas by Master Arab Poets that would have influenced him The Perfect Master Qutub and the Wine Poem and The Mystic s Way Selected Bibliography The correct rhyme structure has been kept and the beauty and meaning of these beautiful poems 174 pages in the paperback COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITH S TRANSLATION OF HAFIZ S DIVAN It is not a joke the English version of ALL the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance I am astonished If he comes to Iran I will kiss the fingertips that wrote such a masterpiece inspired by the Creator of all Dr Mir Mohammad Taghavi Dr of Literature Tehran Superb translations 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith Ali Akbar Shapurzman translator and knower of Hafiz s Divan off by heart Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafiz Daniel Ladinsky Penguin Books author Paul Smith is a poet author and translator of over 80 books of Sufi poets of the Persian Arabic Urdu Turkish Pashtu and other languages including Hafiz Sadi Nizami Rumi Attar Sana i Jahan Khatun Obeyd Zakani Mu in Amir Khusrau Nesimi Kabir Anvari Ansari Jami Khayyam Rudaki Yunus Emre Bulleh Shah Shah Latif Mahsati and others and his own poetry fiction plays biographies children s books and screenplays IBN AL FARID WINE u0026 THE MYSTIC S PROGRESS
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