One of the Greatest Persian Classic Book

روشنی بر دفتر چارم بریز                                         کآفتاب از چرخ چارم کرد خیز

هین ز چارم نور ده خورشیدوار                                      تا   بتابد بر بلاد  و  بر دیار

Shed light upon the Fourth Book

for the sun rose from the Fourth Heaven.

Come, give light, like the sun, from the Fourth (Book)

so that it may shine upon (all) countries and inhabited lands.

Mathnawi Maˈnavi (also known as Masnavi or “Spiritual Couplets of Maulana”) is one of the most influential works of both Sufism and Persian literature. The Masnavi, written by Jalal al-Din Muhammad, Rumi is a series of six books of poetry containing more than 25,000 verses. This spiritual writing teaches Sufis how to reach their goal of being in true love with God.

Rumi is one of the best Persian poets and the Mathnawi is his masterpiece. Rumi used Persian and Arabic in his poetry. By the end of the 20th century, Rumi’s popularity had become a global phenomenon, with his poetry achieving a wide circulation in the United States and western Europe.

His poems have been translated into many different languages including Turkish, Urdu, French, Turkmen, Spanish, English, Arabic, German, Italian, Albanian, Swedish, etc.

Reynold Alleyne Nicholson's translation of Mathnawi is based on the oldest known manuscripts. The prose translation, similarly, is intended to be an exact and faithful guide to the Persian.

In Book, the fourth of six volumes, it has a special focus on the mystic wisdom of the divine guide, expanded through stories such as Solomon's inspiration to the Queen of Saba, and animal parables.

We are very happy that the Mathnawi Maˈnavi of Rumi has found its way to you!

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Persian Learning Center

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