Look! This Is Love

by Rumi

The Persian poet Jalaluddin Rumi, who lived during the 13th century, had a lasting influence on Middle Eastern literature. These poems are an expression of a love of God, rendered in rhythmic language... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1570622248
• ISBN13: 9781570622243
• Release Date: March 1996
• Publisher: Shambhala
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.3" x 5.0"

Customer Reviews

TO LOVE

WHEN I FIRT SAW I WAS AFRAID TO TALK TO YOU , WHEN I TALKED TO YOU I WAS AFRAID TO LIKE YOU , WHEN I LIKED I WAS AFRAID TO LOVE YOU , NOW THAT I LOVE YOU I'M AFRAID TO LOSE YOU..

Classic Rumi in excellent translation

Annemarie Schimmel is an internationally recognized expert on Sufism in general and Rumi in particular. In this selection of poems of Rumi, she also shows herself to be a woman of excellent poetic sense in English.Especially enjoyable in this small volume are poems that reflect the common origins of Judaism, Christianity and Islam: "... You be an ocean and throw out the boat! / You be a world and throw away the world! ............. If you enjoy Sufi poetry or Rumi, consider this book a must.