Meter 8a of the 22 meters of Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi's masterpiece, the Divan-i Kebir, translated into English in its entirety for the first time. 
The Divan-i Kebir, or Divan-i Shams is the anthology of Rumi's poems from the time he met Shams (1244) until the day he died (1273). Although Shams disappeared from Rumi's life after only three years, the impact of this Saint and Master transformed Rumi's life into one of self-annihilation, spiritual longing and ecstasy, all clearly reflected in his poetry. 
 Rumi's poetry is recorded in 13th century Farsi, the language of the times in Anatolia (some Arabic, Turkish and Greek also appears). Rumi did not write down his poetry. Rather, he spontaneously recited poems day and night, and assigned people, called katib-i esrar [secret secretary], surrounded and followed him, recording what he said. 
These more than 44,000 verses are beautiful explanations of the secret of life, Love, humanity, God, and more. They also serve as historical sketches of 13th Century life in Konya, Anatolia. And, they take the reader into the spiritual journey Rumi took 800 years ago toward the enlightenment of Love. For more information, visit ReadingRumi.com.

Divan-i Kebir Volume 7 (Meter 8a): Bahr-i Remil

Literature & Fiction

Mevlana Jalaluddin, Rumi

Translator Nevit Oguz Ergin

Poetry

Echo Publications/Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Turkey

With these two most recent volumes of Divan-I Kebir, we continue to receive a wealth of clear, beautiful new verses from Rumi -- possibly the greatest Persian poet and mystic of all time. Rumi's love of God breathes through his earthy imagery just as strongly in Meters 8a and 8b of the Divan as they do in the previously published Meters (1 through 7) from translator Ergin. Only a short read of these new verses confirms Rumi's awe-inspiring ability to catch the reader and release him into reality outside of the time and space perception. This is the first time that any of these verses have been available in English.

Divan-i Kebir Volume 8 (Meter 8b): Bahr-i Remil

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Divan-i Kebir Volume 7 (Meter 8a): Bahr-i Remil

Divan-i Kebir Volume 8 (Meter 8b): Bahr-i Remil