Love's Alchemy
Poems from the Sufi Tradition
By David Fideler (Translator); Sabrineh Fideler (Translator)
(New World Library, Hardcover, 9781577315353, 215pp.)
Publication Date: April 2006
Other Editions of This Title: Google eBook, Paperback
Categories: Islam - Sufi
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Description
The 13th century poet Rumi is just one voice in Sufi, the timeless Persian mystical poetry. The poems and epigrams collected in "Love's Alchemy represent all of the major poets, including Rumi, of this magnificent art. While many recent bestsellers have been interpretations from other English translations, Sabrineh and David Fideler work from the original Persian sources. The book offers faithful yet elegant translations from 150 of the best poems written in "ruba'i form: concise, tightly focused meditations that span only four lines, but which reveal worlds of meaning. The poems explore many aspects of human life and the spiritual path, but center on the liberating power of love. Also included are an extensive introduction, a glossary, and notes that place these wonderful poems in cultural, historical, and religious context.











