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The Birds and the Beloved: 40 Passages of Attar in Modern English
Paperback
Series: Persian Poetry Caravan
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Publisher: Independently Published
Pages: 116
Weight: 0.32
Height: 0.28 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Enter the mystical world of Attar of Nishapur, the Persian poet of the soul's journey, love, surrender, and the Simorgh.
The Birds and the Beloved presents 40 modern English passages inspired by Attar's spiritual universe, especially The Conference of the Birds. Guided by the Hoopoe, the birds travel through fear, longing, beauty, pride, loss, and the Seven Valleys in search of the Simorgh, the hidden Beloved.
Each passage is written in clear modern English and followed by a short reflection, symbol guide, and source note. The result is an accessible, poetic, and deeply reflective doorway into one of the great mystical traditions of Persian literature.
This is not a dense academic translation. It is a modern literary rendering designed for today's readers, with careful source labelling and original explanatory material.
For readers who love Persian poetry, Sufi wisdom, spiritual allegory, world classics, symbolic storytelling, and timeless reflections on the soul, The Birds and the Beloved offers a beautiful introduction to Attar's unforgettable journey.
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