How Long to Read Divan of Shah Ni'mat'ullah

How Long Does it Take to Read Divan of Shah Ni'mat'ullah?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 53 minutes to read Divan of Shah Ni'mat'ullah by Shah Ni'mat'ullah

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DIVAN OF SHAH NI'MAT'ULLAHSelected PoemsTranslation & Introduction by Paul SmithShah Ni'mat'ullah Vali (1330-1431) was the founder of an order of Sufis that is today the largest in Iran. As well as a Sufi Master he was a poet who at times used 'Sayyid' as his takhallus or pen-name. He was influenced by Ibn 'Arabi and Hafiz. He came from Aleppo and after studies travelled in Egypt, Morocco, Mecca (where he met his Spiritual Master Abdullah Yafi'i). He built a monastery in Mahan near Kirman and lived there until his death. He composed many prose works on Sufism and his Divan contains over 13,000 couplets, mostly ghazals and ruba'is. This is the largest selection of his poems published in English from that Divan. Introduction is on his Life & Times & Poetry and the Forms in which he wrote and on Sufism & Poetry. The rhyme-structure has been kept as well as the meaning of these beautiful, enlightened poems. Glossary, Selected bibliography. Included is an Appendix on The Poems of Other Poets of the Ni'mat'ullah Sufi Order including poems by Bushaq (the poet of food), Kasim Anwar, Shah Da'i, Nur 'Ali Shah, Bibi Hayati, Rida 'Ali Shah, Muzaffar; Ali Shah, Khusrawi and Munis 'Ali Shah... Large Format Paperback 7" x 10" 232 pagesCOMMENTS ON PAUL SMITH'S TRANSLATION OF HAFIZ'S 'DIVAN'."It is not a joke... the English version of ALL the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished. If he comes to Iran I will kiss the fingertips that wrote such a masterpiece inspired by the Creator of all." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran. "Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of many mystical works in English into Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart."Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafiz." Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author). Paul Smith is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets from the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages... including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Abu Nuwas and many others, as well as poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and 12 screenplays. www.newhumanitybooks.com

How long is Divan of Shah Ni'mat'ullah?

Divan of Shah Ni'mat'ullah by Shah Ni'mat'ullah is 232 pages long, and a total of 58,464 words.

This makes it 78% the length of the average book. It also has 71% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Divan of Shah Ni'mat'ullah Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 19 minutes to read Divan of Shah Ni'mat'ullah aloud.

What Reading Level is Divan of Shah Ni'mat'ullah?

Divan of Shah Ni'mat'ullah is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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