Death before Dying: The Sufi Poems of Sultan Bahu (Paperback)

by Sultan Bahu (Author) "Where one gram of love is sold, there one should give tons of faith ..." (more)

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Paperback: 156 pages
Publisher: University of California Press; 1 edition (April 1 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0520212428
ISBN-13: 978-0520212428
Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 14 x 1.2 cm
Shipping Weight: 223 g
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"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

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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.

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