The Love Poems Of Rumi: Translated By Nader Khalili (Timeless Rumi)

The Love Poems Of Rumi: Translated By Nader Khalili (Timeless Rumi)

Translated by renowned Rumi expert Nader Khalili, over 120 poems about love from the Persian mystic poet and Sufi master?ave been carefully collected and curated in this beautifully illustrated edition. For more than eight centuries, Jalaluddin Muhammad Balkhi Rumi-commonly referred to simply as?umi-has enchanted and enthralled readers from every faith and background with his universal themes of love, friendship, and spirituality, which he seamlessly wove into resplendent poetry. The verses herein perfectly express and are centered on the theme of love, along with the?uest, desire, and deeper meanings of love for not only ourselves, but also of our fellow?umankind.The Sweetheart the sweetheart who is blocking my sleep demands tears on my knees throwing me silently into the waves changing the water to liquid sweet With intricately designed and richly colored covers that mirror the beauty of the words within, the Timeless Rumi series presents themed collections of poems from the great Sufi mystic Jalaluddin Muhammad Balkhi Rumi that serve as cherished tools for self-reflection. About the Author Jalal ad-Din Rumi, commonly known?ust as?umi,?as a Persian Sunni?uslim?oet,?slamic scholar,?heologian, and?ufi?ystic whose works, written in the thirteenth century, are popular throughout the world today. Translator Nader Khalili (1936?-2008) was a world-renowned Iranian-American architect, author, humanitarian, and teacher. Khalili was also the founder and director of the California Institute of Earth Art and Architecture (Cal-Earth). Khalili was raised by the poetry of Rumi. As a child, his grandmother would recite Rumi?s poetry to lull him to sleep. He later developed a passion for studying and translating Rumi?s works. Rumi?s poetry also became an intrinsic part of Khalili?s architectural career. Inspired by the mystical poetry of Rumi, his architecture was distilled from the timeless principles of this universe and its timeless materials-the elements of earth, air, water, and fire.