Death Before Dying - by Sultan Bahu (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>""The heart's desire is unfulfilled and distant. My Lover won't give it medicine, and it won't mend its ways. Hotter fires burn in love's battlefield And, Bahu, I'm in awe of those who charge in." With their earthy charm and engaging simplicity, these Punjabi verses convey the immediacy of the spiritual quest as expressed in the popular idiom and imagery of the countryside. A fine choice for courses in Islamic religious studies and spirituality."--John Renard, author of "Seven Doors to Islam" <BR>"The great Punjabi Sufi poet Sultan Bahu comes alive for English readers in this lucid and accessible translation. Transmitted orally by generations of singers, these powerful verses show how Sufism has actually been communicated."--Carl W. Ernst, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>These 115 poems introduce readers in English to Sultan Bahu (d. 1691), a Sufi mystical poet who continues to be one of the most beloved writers in Punjabi. Bahu, whose name translates as "With God," remains highly popular in Pakistan and India today-even illiterate Punjabis can recite his poetry by heart.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><i>The heart's desire is unfulfilled and distant. My Lover won't give it medicine, and it won't mend its ways. Hotter fires burn in love's battlefield And, Bahu, I'm in awe of those who charge in.</i> With their earthy charm and engaging simplicity, these Punjabi verses convey the immediacy of the spiritual quest as expressed in the popular idiom and imagery of the countryside. A fine choice for courses in Islamic religious studies and spirituality.--John Renard, author of <i>Seven Doors to Islam</i><br /><br />The great Punjabi Sufi poet Sultan Bahu comes alive for English readers in this lucid and accessible translation. Transmitted orally by generations of singers, these powerful verses show how Sufism has actually been communicated.--Carl W. Ernst, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Jamal Elias has done a great service to those with an interest in poetry, in translation, and in the mystical by producing this volume. . . . A splendid guide to the poetry of Sultan Bahu, and to a Sufi poetry that continues to electrify."--"Parabola<br>
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