Love's Agony & Bliss
Anthology of Urdu Poetry: (Sufi, Dervish, Court and Social Poetry from the 16th-2oth Century)
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LOVE'S AGONY & BLISS ANTHOLOGY OF URDU POETRY Sufi, Dervish, Court and Social Poetry from the 16th-20th Century Translations, Introductions, Notes: Paul Smith Introduction includes...The Urdu Language, Urdu Poetry, The Ghazal in Urdu Poetry, Ghazal Singing in India & Pakistan, The Ruba'i in Urdu Poetry, The Masnavi in Urdu Poetry, Glossary for Sufi & Dervish Urdu Poetry. Included with each selection of a particular poet is a brief biography plus a list of further reading. The correct rhyme-structure has been kept as well as the beauty and meaning of these beautiful, often mystical poems. THE POETS: Qutub Shah, Wali, Sauda, Dard, Nazir, Mir, Aatish, Zafar, Zauq, Ghalib, Momin, Shefta, Dagh, Dabir, Anees, Hali, Akbar Allahabadi, Shad, Iqbal, Asghar, Mehroom, Josh, Jigar, Huma, Firaq, Faiz. Pages 298.COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITH'S TRANSLATION OF HAFIZ'S 'DIVAN'."It is not a joke... the English version of ALL the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished. If he comes to Iran I will kiss the fingertips that wrote such a masterpiece inspired by the Creator of all." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran."Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart. "Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafiz." Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author). Paul Smith is a poet, author and translator of over 80 books of Sufi poets of the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Mu'in, Amir Khusrau, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Bulleh Shah, Shah Latif, Lalla Ded, Mahsati and others, and his poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and screenplays. amazon.com/author/smithpa Published by New Humanity Books
Paul Smith
Paul Smith is Principal Lecturer in HRM and Programme Tutor for MSc Global Business at the University of Hertfordshire Business School. He teaches People Management and Strategic Human Resource Management, primarily on the MBA and MA HRM programmes. He is also a guest lecturer at universities in Germany and Russia. Paul has edited books and contributed chapters and case studies to a number of texts in the field of HR and Organizational Behaviour for Routledge, Butterworth-Heinemann and CIPD Publishers. He is a member of the Work and Employment Research Unit at Hertfordshire Business School and has contributed to a number of conferences, journal articles and reports. His research interests encompass diversity in organizations, leadership and Strategic HRM. Paul is a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD.
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