Rumi: Fountain of Fire
by Nader E Khalili, Jalaloddin Rumi
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Author: Jalaloddin Rumi, Nader E KhaliliEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1994-09
ISBN: 1889625035
Number of pages: 144
Publisher: Cal-Earth Press
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Book Review: Best RUMI rendition by far
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the best Rumi rendition I've seen, by far - and I've seen pretty much all of them (from Nicholson to Arberry to Barks to Schimmel to Shiva to Star). Khalili takes in Rumi in the original Persian, ingests, digests, and spits out pure ecstasy in English. He is free with form and selective with the verses - yet his rendition is closer to the original Persian than many of the non-native translators'. I keep one copy in the house, one in the car and one at work - each page is a momentary trap-door into another world. Khalili's is as Rumi was intended.
[update: july 2004]I can also recommend Raficq Abdulla's "Words of Paradise" and Jonathan Star's "Rumi: in the arms of the beloved" as good translations/renditions.
Summary of Rumi: Fountain of Fire
75 poems translated from the original Persian texts by architect and author Nader Khalili. Rumi's poetry is the inspiration behind the author's architectural work and the Rumi domes of light (book cover photo). Come let's fall in love again; let's turn all the dirt in this world to shiny gold.Poetry Books
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