The spiritual masterpiece of the Persian Sufi tradition in a brilliant new translation The longest single-authored "mystical" poem ever written, the Masnavi-ye Ma'navi, or "spiritual couplets," is the masterpiece of the Persian Sufi tradition. Its author, Jalaloddin Rumi, was a poet and mystic of the highest attainment, but he was first and foremost a spiritual teacher, and his Masnavi is a ladder to the spiritual world, leading the reader to the ultimate goal of the Sufi path-union with God. Alan Williams's translation into blank verse beautifully conveys the poetry of the original Persian couplets, while his introduction discusses how the modern reader might approach Rumi's writing.

Spiritual Verses (Penguin Classics)

Literature & Fiction

Rumi, Mevlânâ Jalaluddin

Poetry

Penguin Classics

The first full-length volume of Rumi’s cherished verse, from bestselling poet and translator Daniel Ladinsky Renowned for his poignant renderings of mystical texts, here Daniel Ladinsky captures the beauty, intimacy, and musicality of one of Islam’s most beloved poets and spiritual thinkers. With learned insight and a delicate touch, this work explores the nuances of desire—that universal emotion—in verse inspired by Rumi’s love and admiration for his companion and spiritual teacher, Shams-e Tabriz. These poems thoughtfully capture the compelling wisdom of one of Islam’s most revered artistic and religious voices and one of the most widely read poets in the English language. The Purity of Desire is an essential volume for anyone looking to feel their soul awakened.

The Purity of Desire: 100 Poems of Rumi

Ladinsky, Daniel

Penguin??Books

This Rumi collection features selections from one of the world's great spiritual masterpieces, the Mathnawi. The Mathnawi consists of six volumes of poetry in rhyme—over fifty-one thousand verses—inspired by folklore, the Qur'an, stories of saints and teachers, and sayings of Muhammed. Rendered by Rumi's premier English translators, these excerpts from the Mathnawi are presented in American free-verse style.

This Longing: Poetry, Teaching Stories, and Letters of Rumi

BARKS, COLEMAN

Moyne, John

Shambhala

Love's Ripening: Rumi on the Heart's Journey

Although alone, the lover is never lonely, Forever hidden with the Beloved. Love is the meaning of our existence, the raw material of transformation, the glorious way of access to Divine intimacy. This teaching infuses the lyric verse of Rumi (1207–1273), the greatest of the Sufi poets. The poems in this collection, taken from among the master's many volumes of work, focus on one of his greatest themes: how love grows and matures for those on the spiritual path. Kabir Helminski and Ahmad Rezwani have crafted a translation that remains faithful to the original Persian while giving eloquent expression to the joy of Rumi's astonishing encounter with the Divine. As our love moves on to ever more refined and exalted objects, Rumi declares, the distinction between lover and Beloved becomes irrelevant—and wonderfully so: There is no Love greater than Love with no object, For then you, yourself, have become Love itself.

The cry of the soul in love with God has never been more eloquently expressed than by the great Persian Sufi master Jalaluddin Rumi (1207–1273). Readers have thrilled to his ecstatic songs of divine union for more than eight hundred years. Now, here is a collection of the best of Rumi’s poetry in an edition small enough to carry with you wherever you go.

The Pocket Rumi (Shambhala Pocket Classics)

Love is the meaning of our existence, the raw material of transformation, the glorious way of access to Divine intimacy. This teaching infuses the lyric verse of Rumi (1207–1273), the greatest of the Sufi poets. The poems in this collection, taken from among the master’s many volumes of work, focus on one of his greatest themes: how love grows and matures for those on the spiritual path. Kabir Helminski and Ahmad Rezwani have crafted a translation that remains faithful to the original Persian while giving eloquent expression to the joy of Rumi’s astonishing encounter with the Divine.

Genre Fiction

A collection of the best of Rumi's poetry. The renowned Persian Sufi mystic Mevlâna Jalâluddin Rumi (1207–1273) is one of the most widely read poets in the world today. His compassionate insight into the nature of human existence, his joyful humor, his deep wisdom, and his ecstatic songs of divine union have endeared him to readers for more than seven hundred years. Selected from his most-loved works, this book contains the very best of Rumi's poetry in superb translation. By turns soaring, inspiring, lyrical, entertaining, and always full of profound guidance, Rumi’s transcendent words penetrate to the very depths of one’s heart, offering eloquent expression for what lies there. This book is part of the Shambhala Pocket Library series. The Shambhala Pocket Library is a collection of short, portable teachings from notable figures across religious traditions and classic texts. The covers in this series are rendered by Colorado artist Robert Spellman. The books in this collection distill the wisdom and heart of the work Shambhala Publications has published over 50 years into a compact format that is collectible, reader-friendly, and applicable to everyday life.

The Pocket Rumi (Shambhala Pocket Library)

A rich introduction to the work of Rumi by the foremost scholar on the great mystical poet, featuring leading literary translations of his verse by Coleman Barks, Robert Bly, Andrew Harvey, Kabir Helminski, Camille Helminski, Daniel Liebert, and Peter Lamborn Wilson.\nRumi's poems are beloved for their touching perceptions of humanity and the Divine. To display the major themes of Rumi's work, each of the eighteen chapters in this anthology are arranged topically, such as "The Inner Work," "The Ego Animal," "Passion for God," "Praise," and "Purity," uncovering a deep and timeless understanding of Sufism and mysticism. Also included is a biography of Rumi by Andrew Harvey and an introductory essay by Kabir Helminski on the art of translating Rumi's work into English.\n"The Spiritual Surgeon" 
Can the water of a polluted stream 
Wash away the dirt? 
Can human knowledge sweep away 
The ignorance of the sensual self? 
How does a sword fashion its own hilt? 
Go, entrust your wound to a surgeon, 
For flies will gather around the wound 
Until it can’t be seen. 
These are your selfish thoughts 
And all you dream of owning. 
The wound is your own dark hole. 
Mathnawi I, 3221–3224 
(translated by Kabir Helminski and Camille Helminski)

The Rumi Collection: An Anthology of Translations of Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi

Text: English (translation) 
Original Language: Persian

Where Two Oceans Meet: A Selection of Odes from the Divan of Shems of Tabriz

History & Criticism

Element Books Ltd.

Jalal Al-Din Rumi, Maulana, Rumi, Mevlana Jalaluddin, Cowan, James

Rumi's Divan of Shems of Tabriz: Selected Odes (Element Classics of World Spirituality)

Religion & Spirituality

Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, Maulana

Islam

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Spiritual Verses (Penguin Classics)

The Purity of Desire: 100 Poems of Rumi

This Longing: Poetry, Teaching Stories, and Letters of Rumi

Love's Ripening: Rumi on the Heart's Journey

The Pocket Rumi (Shambhala Pocket Classics)

Love's Ripening: Rumi on the Heart's Journey

The Pocket Rumi (Shambhala Pocket Library)

The Rumi Collection: An Anthology of Translations of Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi

Where Two Oceans Meet: A Selection of Odes from the Divan of Shems of Tabriz

Rumi's Divan of Shems of Tabriz: Selected Odes (Element Classics of World Spirituality)