Paul Smith

Ghazals Inspired by Hafiz's Ghazals Paul Smith

Publisher Marketing: Ghazals Inspired by Hafiz's Ghazals Paul Smith There is really no equivalent to the ghazal (pronounced guz'el) in English poetry. As a matter of fact, the ghazal is a unique form and its origin has been argued about for many centuries. Some say that the first was composed by Adam, the first poet and Perfect Master. Many ghazals Paul Smith composed while translating the Divan of Hafiz he incorporated into his 3 volume novel/biography Hafiz of Shiraz... as those of Muhammad Gulandam. Recently he published a book of ghazals 'Beloved & Lover' inspired by couplets and first lines given by his Spiritual Master Meher Baba (Huma) and in this book he has composed ghazals with the first couplet from his translations of the ghazals of Hafiz, that are also mainly about Meher Baba. Introduction: About Paul Smith, Life & Work of Meher Baba, The Ghazal, Life & Times & Poems of Hafiz. Correct form has been achieved. 293 pages. COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITH'S TRANSLATION OF HAFIZ'S '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 works into Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart. "Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafiz." Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author). Paul Smith is a poet, author, translator of many books of Sufi poets of the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages... including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Lalla Ded, Rahman Baba, Bulleh Shah, Ghalib, Iqbal and many others, as well as his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and 12 screenplays. www.newhumanitybooks.com Contributor Bio:  Smith, Paul Paul Smith is a poet, author and translator of over 150 books of Sufi poets of the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Mu'in, Amir Khusrau, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Omar Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Bulleh Shah, Shah Latif, Khushal Khan Khattak, Ghalib and many others, and his own poetry, fiction, childrens books, plays, biographies and a dozen screenplays. www.newhumanitybooksbookheaven.comContributor Bio:  Hafiz Hafiz was born Shams-ud-din Muhammad sometime around 1320, in Shiraz, Persia. Hafiz lived in Shiraz most of his life and became a Sufi master. Scholars estimate that Hafiz wrote approximately five thousand poems, several hundred of which have survived. Hafiz became famous in the West thanks to the efforts of Goethe and Emerson, as well as Hazrat Inayat Khan. This selection was translated by Daniel Ladinsky.