Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhī (Persian: جلال‌الدین محمد بلخى‎), also known as Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī (جلال‌الدین محمد رومی), and more popularly in the English-speaking world simply as Rumi (30 September 1207 – 17 December 1273), was a 13th-century Persian[1][6] poet, jurist, theologian, and Sufi mystic. The minute I heard my first love story, I started looking for you, not knowing. Rumi didn’t start out as the 13th century Persian poet we all cherish today. Many of the modern translations of Jalaluddin Rumi poems are in bad English, the metaphors don't make sense and there is no Sufi feeling in them, says Indo-British writer Farrukh Dhondy. One went to the door of the Beloved and knocked. A less famous, but easier to understand book, which is a collection of some of his sayings is called “Fihe Ma Fih”, which is available here as a PDF file for your reading. Rumi poems and poetry.collection of his poems.translated from original persian.mistaking lightning for the sun.because i cannot sleep.be with those who help your being.whispers of love. The English interpretations of Rumi's poetry by Coleman Barks have sold more than half a million copies worldwide, and Rumi is one of the most widely read poets in the United States. portal to the poetry of Rumi for English-language readers. Lovers don't finally meet somewhere, they're in each other all along. View Rumi Poems In English Images. Shahram Shiva book "Rending the Veil: Literal and Poetic Translations of Rumi" (1995, HOHM Press) is the recipient of the Benjamin Franklin Award. Translated by native Persian speakers, Maryam Mafi and Azima Melita Kolin, this collection will appeal to Rumi lovers everywhere. Translated from the persian by. As soon as Shams spoke, Rumi knew that he had met his soulmate. how blind that was. Jalal al-Din Rumi was born on September 30, 1207 in Balkh (Afghanistan). Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī also known as Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhī, and more popularly simply as Rumi, was a 13th-century Persian poet, faqih, Islamic scholar, theologian, and Sufi mystic originally from Greater Khorasan in Greater Iran. Rumi has 2 famous poetry books Masnavi and Divane Shams. Here are some of my favorite mystical love poems by the great Sufi poet and mystic Jalal al-Din Rumi: 1. Poems by Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi. Yet many who claim to “translate” Rumi in English do not know Persian at all; their Unfortunately a very small portion of Rumi’s poems and writings have been translated properly into English. [7] His father Baha' Walad was descended from the first caliph Abu Bakr and was influenced by the ideas of Ahmad Ghazali, brother o The following is a collection of Rumi's ecstatic love poems, translated by Coleman Barks and Shahram Shiva. He was a wealthy nobleman, theologian, and sober Islamic scholar—until he met the wandering dervish monk known as Shams Al Tabriz. A voice asked: “Who is there?” He answered: “It is I.” The voice said: “There is no room here for me and thee.” … In the decades since their death, many poets and modern inter-preters have introduced new contemporary English versions that have popularized Rumi’s poetry. Rumi’s Little Book of Life is a beautiful collection of 196 poems by Rumi, previously unavailable in English. Five short, spiritually oriented poems by the ancient mystic Rumi that focus on life, love, wisdom and humanity, excerpted from a contemporary collection of Rumi's poems translated by architect and humanitarian Nader Khalili.