Shams-2000-2999

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Divan Shams is a collection of poems written by the Persian poet and Sufi mystic Mawlānā Jalāl-ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhī, also known as Rumi. A compilation of lyric poems written in the Persian language, it contains 3,230 ghazals. While following the long tradition of Sufi poetry as well as the traditional metrical conventions of ghazals, the poems in the Divan showcase Rumi’s unique, trance-like poetic style. Written in the aftermath of the disappearance of Rumi’s beloved spiritual teacher, Shams-i Tabrizi, the Divan is dedicated to Shams and contains many verses praising him and lamenting his disappearance. Although not a didactic work, Divan still explores deep philosophical themes, particularly those of love and longing. The object of this work is to translate all poems of Shahnameh, line by line so that the young generation of Persians unable to read the original Farsi can read it and encourage them to learn Farsi.