Category: Biographies
I desire to thank Mr. R. A. Nicholson for his kind and generous permission to use selections from his _Dīvāni Shamsi Tabrīz_, and also his publishers, the Cambridge Press. I am deeply indebted to Mr. E. H. Whinfield for allowing me to use quotations from his rendering of the _...
Although Jalálu'd-Dín Rúmí lived for fifty years in a Turkish city he scarcely ever used any Turkish words; but nevertheless his influence on Turkish poetry was very considerabl...
4. Part 4"We bow down our heads before His edict and ordinance, We stake precious life to gain His favour. While the thought of the Beloved fills our hearts, All our work is to do Him se...
1. Part 1I desire to thank Mr. R. A. Nicholson for his kind and generous permission to use selections from his _Dīvāni Shamsi Tabrīz_, and also his publishers, the Cambridge Press. I am...
3. Part 3Mankind, like waterfowl, are sprung from the sea--the Sea of Soul; Risen from that Sea, why should the bird make here his home? Nay, we are pearls in that Sea, therein we all ab...
5. Part 5Fools laud and magnify the mosque, While they strive to oppress holy men of heart. But the former is mere form, the latter spirit and truth. The only true mosque is that in the...