The Two Greatest Egyptian Poets - Ibn al-Farid & Ahmed Shawqi: Selected poems

by Umar ibn al-Fārid and Ahmed Shawqi

THE TWO GREATEST EGYPTIAN POETS Ibn al-Farid & Ahmed Shawqi SELECTED POEMS Translation & Introduction Paul Smith IBN AL-FARID, an Egyptian poet (1181-1235), is the undisputed master of Islamic mystical (Sufi) poetry in Arabic. He is not only ta poet but a Perfect Master (Qutub) a God-realized soul, and it is his journey to unity with God he reveals in probably the longest qasida (ode) in Arabic (761 couplets), his famous The Mystic's Progress. The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1978296495
• ISBN13: 9781978296497
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 378 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 10.0"