Landmark translations of the Sufi poet/mystic Rumi from the acclaimed interpreter of the "Tao Te Ching."
Jonathan Star has assembled selections of Rumi's verse in a treasury that spans the poet's life and includes his most celebrated and poignant work. It is an enchanting volume of classic Eastern thought that creates an exhilarating experience for all readers.
Author(s): Rumi; Jonathan Star
Publisher: Tarcher
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 240
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
CONTENTS
Introduction
Part One: To Us Return
We Can See the Truth in Your Eyes
Don’t Go Without Me
By the Curl of My Hair
A Thousand Souls of Mine
The Return
Song to My Soul
All My Youth Returns
On the First Day
Song of the Reed*
Part Two: The Beloved
O Beloved, Be Like That to Me
He Also Made the Key
From Black Soot
The Breath of My Presence
Your Golden Cup
One Lasting Truth
Wood for His Fire
When All You Had Was Him
Part Three: An Endless Celebration
The Roses Are in Bloom!
The Shepherd’s Care
On the Threshold
The Birds of Paradise
From self to Self
Soft Petals
Like This
Don’t Sleep
Part Four: The Cauldron of Love
A Sacred Blasphemy
He Gives to Taste
Who Is at My Door?
I Cried Out at Midnight
My King
Love Tricks
Part Five: A Mine of Rubies
A Mine of Rubies
Inner Sunrise
The Dome of the Inner Sky
This Eternal Play
Willing Slaves
The Glitter of This Fantasy
Throw Down Your Staff
The Bread of Egypt
A Lover Without a Tear
No Place to Hide
Prince of Eternity
Lies!
Only Through This
The Black Cloud
I Am a Painter
Better than Cabbage Soup
Through an Open Window
A Ball of Wax
In Silence
Part Six: The Bliss of Union
Your Triumphant Song
The Blast of That Trumpet
The Ashes of Union
Master San’ai
Pure Light
Gone to the Unseen
Part Seven: Stories
Selections are from "Menaqibu el Arifin"
Terms and Symbolism
Sources
Index
About the Author
