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The Gift Paperback - 1999
by Hafiz; Daniel Ladinsky
With this stunning gift edition of 250 of Hafiz's most intimate poems, Ladinsky has succeeded brilliantly in translating the essence of one of Islam's greatest poetic and religious voices.
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Chosen by author Elizabeth Gilbert as one of her ten favorite books, Daniel Ladinsky’s extraordinary renderings of 250 unforgettable lyrical poems by Hafiz, one of the greatest Sufi poets of all time
More than any other Persian poet—even Rumi—Hafiz expanded the mystical, healing dimensions of poetry. Because his poems were often ecstatic love songs from God to his beloved world, many have called Hafiz the "Invisible Tongue." Indeed, Daniel Ladinsky has said that his work with Hafiz is an attempt to do the impossible: to render Light into words—to make the Luminous Resonance of God tangible to our finite senses.
I am
a hole in a flute
that the Christ's breath moves
through—
listen to this
music!
With this stunning collection of Hafiz's most intimate poems, Ladinsky has succeeded brilliantly in presenting the essence of one of Islam's greatest poetic and religious voices. Each line of The Gift imparts the wonderful qualities of this master Sufi poet and spiritual teacher: encouragement, an audacious love that touches lives, profound knowledge, generosity, and a sweet, playful genius unparalleled in world literature.
More than any other Persian poet—even Rumi—Hafiz expanded the mystical, healing dimensions of poetry. Because his poems were often ecstatic love songs from God to his beloved world, many have called Hafiz the "Invisible Tongue." Indeed, Daniel Ladinsky has said that his work with Hafiz is an attempt to do the impossible: to render Light into words—to make the Luminous Resonance of God tangible to our finite senses.
I am
a hole in a flute
that the Christ's breath moves
through—
listen to this
music!
With this stunning collection of Hafiz's most intimate poems, Ladinsky has succeeded brilliantly in presenting the essence of one of Islam's greatest poetic and religious voices. Each line of The Gift imparts the wonderful qualities of this master Sufi poet and spiritual teacher: encouragement, an audacious love that touches lives, profound knowledge, generosity, and a sweet, playful genius unparalleled in world literature.
First line
HAFIZ, whose given name was Shams-ud-din Muhammad (c. 1320-1389), is the most beloved poet of Persia.
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- Title The Gift
- Author Hafiz; Daniel Ladinsky
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Gift
- Pages 352
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books, E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.
- Date 1999-08-01
- Features Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780140195811 / 0140195815
- Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
- Dimensions 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.9 in (21.08 x 13.72 x 2.29 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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- Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
- Cultural Region: Middle Eastern
- Library of Congress subjects Sufi poetry, Persian - Translations into
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 99010920
- Dewey Decimal Code 891.551
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- Booklist, 08/01/1999, Page 2014
- Ingram Advance, 08/01/1999, Page 74
- Kirkus Reviews, 09/15/1999, Page 1446
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