E.H. Whinfield

The Persian poet Rumi, who wrote in the 13th Century, has become increasingly popular today. This selection comes from his monumental work, The Mathnawi-perhaps the longest mystical poem ever written, containing 24, 000 verses in rhyming couplets. Thanks to E. H. Whinfield's translation and commentary, these tales-filled with Sufi wisdom, insight, and humor-are wonderfully accessible to a wide audience.