Book description
Born Jalal ad-Din Mohammed Balkhi in Persia early in the thirteenth
century, the poet known as Rumi expressed the deepest feelings of the
heart through his poetry. This volume consists of new translations
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.
'These poems reflect the deepest longings of the human heart as it
searches for the divine. They celebrate love. Each poetic whisper is
urgent, expressing the desire that penetrates human relationships and
inspires intimacy with the self, silently nurturing an affinity for
the Beloved. Both Fereydoun Kia, the translator, and I hope that you
will share the experience of ravishing ecstasy that the poems of Rumi
evoked in us. In this volume we have sought to capture in English the
dreams, wishes, hopes, desires, and feelings of a Persian poet who
continues to amaze, bewilder, confound, and teach, one thousand years
after he walked on this earth' - Deepak Chopra
Deepak Chopra is the author of more than fifty books translated
into over thirty-five languages, including numerous New York
Times bestsellers in both fiction and nonfiction.
Visit him at www. DeepakChopra. com.
