SEEMAB A Modern Urdu Sufi Poet. Selected Poems. Translation Introduction Paul Smith. Seemab began ghazal writing in the 19th century and became a disciple of the poet Dagh Dehlvi. He composed a remarkable Urdu translation in rhyming poetry of the Quran. He also translated into Urdu the Masnavi of Rumi, a massive task. His ghazals are suffused with true Sufism. The Perfect Spiritual Master, Meher Baba while listening to the singing of a ghazal of Seemab was so impressed by a particular couplet that he stopped the singer and declared that because of it he had bestowed on Seemab Akbarabadi the ultimate gift of liberation or Godrealization. The first poem in this collection is that ghazal. This is the only translation of a selection of his many books of ghazals and it has the correct rhyme structure of the originals. Introduction on Urdu Poetry, The Ghazal in Urdu Poetry, Sufis Dervishes Their Art Use of Poetry, his Life Times Poetry. Large Priny (16pt) Large Format (8" x 10") Edition, 146 pages. Comments on Paul Smiths Translation of Hafizs 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." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran. "Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of many mystical works in English into Persian and knower of Hafizs Divan off by heart. "Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and...

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