The Mathnawí of Jalálu'ddín Rúmí: The translation of the fifth and sixth booksMessrs. E. J. Brill, Leiden, 1934 - Sufi poetry, Persian |
Contents
Preface in prose | 3 |
The Light which is the Food of the Spirit | 20 |
Description of the Peacock | 26 |
Copyright | |
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¹ Literally Amír art thou ascetic Ayáz Azrael beauty become behold Beloved bestowed bird blind body bounty bread cadi Caliph carnal soul cause celestial sphere checkmate command crying death dervish desire Devil dirhem Divine door earth evil face faith fear fire free-will give gnostic God's gold hand Hark hath head heart heaven hidden houris hundred Iblis infidel intelligence intoxicated Ka'ba Khwaja King light lion Lord lover Mathnawi means mercy Mohammed moon muezzin Mustafa Mohammed naught Necessitarian night non-existence Paradise pearl phantasy Pharaoh power of choice prayer Prophet qibla Qur'an reason repentance replied sake saying secret seek Seraphiel Shaykh sheepskin jacket slave sorrow spiritual Story Súfi sweet Tabriz thee thine things thou art thou hast thou mayst thou who art thou wilt thyself treasure unto veil wine words worldly