Books by Jalal Al-Din Rumi

This book is a collection of 128 previously untranslated rubais, or quatrains (four line poems which express one complete idea), of Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi (1184 - 1273 A.D.) one of the greatest mystics of all time. As a respected scholar of his day Rumi's world was turned upside-down upon meeting the "Beloved" in the form of a wandering Dervish beggar, Shems of Tebriz. When the scholar's students, jealous of their master's new attachment to the beggar, murdered Shems, Rumi went mad. He whirled in pain driving himself beyond into ecstasy. In the midst of his whirling dance he spoke the thousands of lines that have come down to us as his poetry. "Crazy As We Are" comes from the second volume of the Divan-i Kebir (a compilation of 44,834 verses with 1764 rubais) written in 1368. As the translator, Dr. Nevit O. Ergin, explains in his introduction, "Mevlana cannot be contained in any number of volumes. My humble contribution is just a glimpse of this unmatched treasure." The United Nations has designated 1993 as "The year of Mevlana" & that will mean a world-wide focus of attention on this great poet's contribution to poetry & religious thought.

From the premier interpreter of Rumi comes the first definitive one-volume collection of the enduringly popular spiritual poetry by the extraordinary thirteenth-century Sufi mystic.

A comprehensive collection of ecstatic poetry that delights with its energy and passion, The Essential Rumi brings the vibrant,living words of famed thirteenth-century Sufi mystic JelalludinRumi to contemporary readers.

Poetry by the Sufi mystic expresses the intensity of the inner spirit that recognizes no authority except the highest truth.

Gathers mystical poetry by the thirteenth century Sufi saint, and offers brief background notes on the poet and his work.

Translated by Coleman Barks for the first time and introduced with a fascinating and personal essay, these poems serve as a record of the transcendent friendship between Rumi and the Shams of Tabriz.

Born Jalaluddin Mohammad Balki in Persia in 1207, the poet known as Rumi (named after the city where he lived) composed works of mysticism and desire that inspired countless people in his own time and throughout the centuries. He led a relatively conventional life until, at about the age of thirty-seven, he met the wandering Sufi dervish and mystic Shams of Tabriz, and a fast friendship took shape. From his relationship with Shams, Rumi's teachings and poetry were changed forever. Rumi died in 1273. Though he is revered and respected in the East, today -- through the translation of his work into English -- his poems and teachings have found a new and receptive audience in the West. The magnificence of Rumi's poetry has heartened the faith of people worldwide for more than seven hundred years, and William Guion's spiritual photographs of oak trees are a perfect visual complement.

The medieval Sufi mystic known for his love poems is represented here by 100 of his religious poems, including addresses to God (which reprise some of the passion and language of his love poems), odes to Shams of Tabriz (the man who converted Rumi to Sufism), and speculations on the nature of God's existence, reflecting his training as a theologian.

Rise up nimbly and go on your strange journey to the ocean of meanings...In the mid-thirteenth century, in a dusty marketplace in Konya, Turkey, a city where Muslim, Christian, Hindu, and Buddhist travelers mingled, Jelaluddin Rumi, a popular philosopher and scholar, met Shams of Tabriz, a wandering dervish. Their meeting forever altered the course of Rumis life and influenced the mystical evolution of the planet. The bond they formed was everlasting--a powerful transcendent friendship that would flow through Rumi as some of the worlds best-loved ecstatic poetry.Rumis passionate, playful poems find and celebrate sacred life in everyday existence. They speak across all traditions, to all peoples, and today his relevance and popularity continue to grow. In The Illuminated Rumi, Coleman Barks, widely regarded as the worlds premier translator of Rumis writings, presents some of his most brilliant work, including many new translations. To complement Rumis universal vision, Michael Green has worked the ancient art of illumination into a new, visually stunning form that joins typography, original art, old masters, photographs, and prints with sacred images from around the world.The Illuminated Rumi is a truly groundbreaking collaboration that interweaves word and image: a magnificent meeting of ancient tradition and modern interpretation that uniquely captures the spiritual wealth of Rumis teachings. Coleman Barkss wise and witty commentary, together with Michael Green's art, makes this a classic guide to the life of the soul for a whole new generation of seekers.

The bestselling poet in America today, this 13th century Sufi mystic has inspired and enlightened thousands with his playful, passionate work celebrating the sacred in everyday life. Now the spiritual wealth of Rumi's work is accompanied by rare and wonderful art in the Sufi and Islamic tradition ranging from the 14th century to modern times.

JEWELS OF REMEMBRANCE presents 365 concise selections from Rumi's Mathnawi, one of the world's greatest spiritual masterpieces, in a translation that touches the heart and mind. In these passages Rumi explores and celebrates the qualities of truth, beauty, generosity, forgiveness, strength, compassion, purity, gratitude, and patience – always patience, for as Rumi says, "Patience is the key to joy."

Offers new versions of more than 250 selections from Rumi's major works together with excerpts from his letters, which touch upon the timeless search for spiritual solace, as well as love in its many guises. Read by the author.

Poems by Rumi translated from the original Persian, with brush-and-ink drawings.

"Love is a stranger and speaks a strange language," wrote Rumi, one of the world's most beloved mystical poets. His poems of spiritual love still speak directly to our hearts after more than seven hundred years. These classic selections contemplate separation and longing, intoxication and bliss, union and transcendence.

Born Jalal ad-Din Mohammad Balkhi in Persia early in the thirteenth century, the poet known as Rumi (named after the city where he lived) composed works of mysticism and desire that inspired countless people in his own time and throughout the centuries. His poems expressed the deepest longings of the human heart for its beloved, for that transcendent intimacy which is the source of the divine.This slender, beautiful volume consists of new translations by Farsi scholar Fereydoun Kia, edited by Deepak Chopra to evoke the rich mood and music of Rumi's love poems. Exalted yearning, ravishing ecstasy, and consuming desire emerge from these poems as powerfully today as they did on their creation more than 700 years ago.

In Love's Glory, mystical scholar Andrew Harvey presents 108 stunning short poems by the thirteenth-century Sufi mystic and poet Rumi. Working from translations in various languages and drawing on two decades of studying Rumi's work, Harvey's "re-creations" are arranged in a dance around crucial mystical themes: nondual bliss, ordeal, ecstatic recognition, revelation, and gratitude.

Sufis refer to themselves as "workers" and "lovers" interchangeably, and the action that needs doing always involves a companionship with the spiritual world. In these poems from the Mathnawi, Rumi finds metaphors for that mysterious cooperation, the friendship within which one does fearless work born of love. "If Rumi is the most-read poet in America today, Coleman Barks is in good part responsible. His ear for the divine madness in Rumi's poetry is truly remarkable". -- Huston Smith, author, The World's Religions

In the seven centuries since the death of Jelaluddin Rumi in 1273, the world has come to know and thrill to his sacred poetry. In concert with the tabla and sitar, his writing is part of a religious tradition that is believed to excite "spiritual heroism," embracing the holiness of love, lamentation, battle, and the longing for God. RUMI: VOICE OF LONGING collects nearly one hundred of Rumi's most memorable quatrains, presented here on two superbly remastered CD recordings for the first time ever. Translated and performed by the Rumi scholar Coleman Barks, these works echo with a spiritual complexity that defies their outward simplicity. As Sufism acknowledges the truth of other religions, so does Rumi's poetry reflect universal themes: the search for the highest truth, the mystery of surrender, the longing to overcome ego imprisonment. RUMI: VOICE OF LONGING captures the silence, the love, and the playfulness that make each experience with this work one of sacred wonder.

Presents nearly 100 of the most memorable quatrains of the sacred poetry of the Sufi mystic, in a recording capturing the wonder, love, and playfulness of the celebrated poet. Performed by the translator, with sitar and tabla accompaniment.

Rumi was a Sufi poet and sage. Sufis are concerned with a personal experience of God. This book offers an introduction to this 13th century mystic who is famous for his devotional poetry. It offers a thought for each day, arranged into appropriate chapters by themes.

This edition of a new interpretation of Rumi's classic odes is a 5"x 8" hardbound and includes a ribbon marker and head and tail bands.

"Inside a lover's heart there's another world, and yet another."

Rumi's delightful yet profound poems have inspired countless people throughout the centuries, and Coleman Barks's exquisite renderings of the thirteenth-century Persian mystic are widely considered the definitive versions for our time. Barks's translations capture the inward exploration and intensity that characterize Rumi's poetry, making this unique voice of mysticism and desire contemporary while remaining true to the original poems. In these pages you will encounter the essence of Sufism's insights into the experience of love in all its varieties, life's mystery and wonder, and the nature of both humanity and God.

While Barks's stamp on this collection is clear, it is Rumi's unique vision and voice that leap off the page with a rapturous power that leaves readers breathless. These poems express our deepest yearning for the transcendent connection with the source of the divine: There are passionate outbursts about the torment of longing for the beloved and the sweet delight that come from union; stories of sexual adventures and of loss; poems of love and fury, sadness and joy; and quiet truths about the beauty and variety of human emotion. For Rumi, soul and body and emotion are not separate but are rather part of the great mystery of mortal life, a riddle whose solution is love.

Above all else, Rumi's poetry exposes us to the delight that comes from being fully alive, urging us always to put aside our fears and take the risk of discovering our core self.

"No one knows what makes the soul wake up so happy! Maybe a dawn breeze has blown the veil from the face of god."

These fresh, original translations magnificently convey Rumi's insights into the human heart and its longings with his signature passion and daring, focusing on the ecstatic experience of the inseparability of human and divine love. The match between Rumi's sublime poetry and Coleman Barks's poetic art are unequaled, and here this artistic union is raised to new heights.

Selected from the great Sufi mystic's six-volume collection of verse entitled the Mathnawi, this collection of spiritual poetry, correspondence, and teachings features the very best of Rumi's work. Original.

Provides translations of Rumi's poems.

Interpretations of selected poems by the 13th-century Sufi mystic reveal his visions of spiritual surrender.

Exquisite Persian miniatures accompany this collection of verse from the vaults of the great Sufi poet Rumi, highlighting the mystical wisdom of this great spiritual teacher.