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But, unlike Khayyam, who, like most poets, would sit and carefully craft each word, Rumi would compose and speak his poems through the spontaneous \"language of poetry\" that poured from his lips as he travelled the streets of Konya, Anatolia (present-day Turkey).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVery few of Rumi's rubais have been translated into any languages of the Western world. Now, Nevit O. Ergin, the translator of the complete Divan-I Kebir, and Will Johnson present here 233 of the most evocative of Rumi's 1,700 rubais.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRumi's poetry expresses profound and complex truths in beautiful yet simple language. He reveals that by going deep into the interior of your heart and soul, we can arrive at a place in which we once again merge and connect with the divine. This mystical quest, Rumi contends, is the birthright of us all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnything less than a complete dissolving into the world of divine union will not provide the satisfaction and peace that we all seek. The simple, yet profound spiritual truths and visions contained in \u003cem\u003eThe Rubais of Rumi\u003c\/em\u003e lead the way to the path of reconnection to the direct energies of God.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePresents the first of the most evocative of Rumi's 1,700 rubais.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46533623152876,"sku":"9781594771835","price":28.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/22166903482755.jpg?v=1749394162"},{"product_id":"rumi-day-by-day-by-maryam-mafi-9781571747006","title":"Rumi, Day by Day","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere is a companion for life that provides for each day of the year poetry filled with Rumi's wisdom and spiritual insight. 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This book is not only a guide for meditation but also a light switch that you can turn on to make your daily connection with spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUse these words as tools to better your life each day, to draw continued guidance, inspiration and spiritual wealth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47432290533612,"sku":"9781571747006","price":47.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781571747006.jpg?v=1774555465"},{"product_id":"mystical-poems-of-rumi-by-jalal-al-din-rumi-9780226731629","title":"Mystical Poems of Rumi","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy verse resembles the bread of Egypt—night passes over it, and you cannot eat it any more. Devour it the moment it is fresh, before the dust settles upon it. Its place is the warm climate of the heart; in this world, it dies of cold. Like a fish it quivered for an instant on dry land, another moment and you see it is cold. Even if you eat it imagining it is fresh, it is necessary to conjure up many images. What you drink is really your own imagination; it is no old tale, my good man.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJalal al-Din Rumi (1207–73), legendary Persian Muslim poet, theologian, and mystic, wrote poems acclaimed through the centuries for their powerful spiritual images and provocative content, which often described Rumi’s love for God in romantic or erotic terms. His vast body of work includes more than three thousand lyrics and odes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume includes four hundred poems selected by renowned Rumi scholar A. J. 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