The Friendship Poems of Rumi

Translated by Nader Khalili

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Pub Date Sep 15 2020 | Archive Date Oct 27 2020

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Translated by renowned Rumi expert Nader Khalili, over 120 poems on friendship from the Persian mystic poet and Sufi master have been carefully collected and curated in this beautifully illustrated edition.

For more than eight centuries, Jalaluddin Muhammad Balkhi Rumi—commonly referred to simply as Rumi—has enchanted and enthralled readers from every faith and background with his universal themes of love, friendship, and spirituality, which he seamlessly wove into resplendent poetry.

The verses perfectly express the universal importance of friendship in its many forms. A perfect gift to celebrate a special friendship, allow Rumi to exquisitely express the deeper meanings of being, and having, a friend in your life. 

With intricately designed and richly colored covers that mirror the beauty of the words within, the Timeless Rumi series presents themed collections of poems from the great Sufi mystic Jalaluddin Muhammad Balkhi Rumi that serve as cherished tools for self-reflection.
 

Find Yourself a Friend

find yourself a friend
who is willing to
tolerated you with patience
put to the test the essence
of the best incense
by putting it in fire
drink a cup of poison
if handed to you by a friend
when filled with love and grace
step into the fire
like the chosen prophet
the secret love will change
hot flames to a garden
covered with blossoms
roses and hyacinths and willow
spinning and throwing you
a true friend can hold you
like God and his universe

Translated by renowned Rumi expert Nader Khalili, over 120 poems on friendship from the Persian mystic poet and Sufi master have been carefully collected and curated in this beautifully illustrated...


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ISBN 9781577152194
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PAGES 128

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The Friendship Poems of Rumi is a beautiful translation of a selection of his poetry. It is all based around the theme of friendship and is perfect for reading slowly and meditating on. The book is beautifully executed with patterned pages and the poems well spaced allowing for slow digestion. It is perfect for dipping into time and time again. There are other books in this collection based on different themes and together they would make a lovely gift. Overall an excellent book.

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Lovely poems surrounded by beautiful artwork. If you are a Rumi fan, you will enjoy this sweet collection.

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Name: The Friendship Poems of Rumi
Author: Rumi, Nadir Khalili (Translator)
Genre: Poetry, Love
Rating: 4.8
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This is a collection of translated poetries, originally written in by a court poet, Jalaluddin Rumi. This book contains all the friendship poems of Rumi. Rumi is considered as the greatest Persian mystic poet.
Each poetry is unique and interesting.
I found the poetries delightful and intricate, lyrical and touching. His writing style totally mesmerizes the mind of the readers. The translator has done amazing job of capturing the poet's sentiment in in this book.
The first thing which grabbed my attention towards this book was the poet itself. I am a big fan of Rumi. As soon I loved aesthetic cover as well as the beautiful illustrations throughout the pages of the book. The illustrations resembles the pattern of Mughal art, which kind of does justice for the poet.

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The beautiful work of Rumi. I love this collection of poetry that expresses all that’s beautiful about friendship. I highly recommend this collection.

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A beautiful collections of words from Rumi. His words are always comforting, uplifting and written with an exquisite beauty. This collection is no exception

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This is an amazing collection of Rumi poetry about friendship. I liked the patterned pages as well as the beautiful poetry.

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Seriously in love with everything Rumi writes. They can do absolutely no wrong. Beautiful insightful page turning. Highly recommend. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

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Beautifully written, poetry that makes you reflect on what friendship is and what it means to be a friend it's heavy to get through as it is a translation after all but still beautiful. It's poetry that anyone can relate to and find a connection to deep in their soul.

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I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

The friendship poems of Rumi is a beautifully designed, eye catching and resonating book of poems translated by Nader Khalili.
This is a book from the recent collection of poetry books written by Rumi but put together and translated by Nader Khalili.

I have loved every poem I've come across online of Rumi's over the past few years and jumped at the chance to read and review his entire collection.
This book is beautiful and each poem is about friendship, relationships and Rumi's life experiences.

I can't wait to read the other books in this collection very soon.

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I have always been a big fan of Rumi, but this book takes Rumi's brilliant words to a whole new level. The focus on friendship makes this book incredibly giftable. What I love most about this book is the decorative designs surrounding each poem giving life to Rumi's words. There are so many nuggets of wisdom inside these pages that you will find yourself referring back to this book again and again. This book gets my highest recommendation.

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I absolutely loved this collection of poems, from the lyrical and insightful translations of Rumi's words to the beautiful artwork. A timeless and fulfilling read.

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The Friendship Poems of Rumi is a collection of poetry translated by Nader Khalili. This lovely volume is translated into easily readable, enjoyable phrases. Although the title is confusing, as many of these poems do not seem particularly connected to the theme of friendship, the artwork is simply stunning, with beautiful patterns in vibrant colors throughout the text, accenting the text nicely. Slightly distracting are the titles, which are simply the first line of each poem — it makes one feel as though one is reading the first line twice, rather than a real, considered poem title. Regardless, the artwork and formatting, font included, is beautiful.

This is a lovely addition to any poetry lover's collection.

Thank you to Quarto Publishing Group and NetGalley for the ARC!

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I have not studied any work of rumi earlier. There are a lot of translations available online in form of ebooks.
But this is a beautiful Book. It is colorful and charming.
There are lovely backgrounds on which poems are written in large font.
Art is like embroidery on domes or like a royal cloth.
I liked the poems. There is no doubt that author is one of the greatest poets of all time.
Structure of the book and division in sections makes reading easier.
A good work to read a great poet speaking out of a beautiful book.

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