Sauda 'the Voice of Exultation'

SAUDA 'THE VOICE OF EXULTATION' Selected Poems Translation & Introduction Paul Smith. Sauda's birthplace was in Delhi in 1713. His father had arrived from Kabul and settled there for business reasons. His poetic talents were obvious at an early age and were developed under his teacher of poetry, Shah Hatim. He first composed in Persian and later switched to Urdu and gained great success. He is famous for his satires in the form of qasida's and masnavis, His Sufi and love poems can be found scattered throughout his rubai's and ghazals. Sauda's poetry has been called a 'voice of exultation'. Introduction: His Life, Times & Poetry; Forms of Poetry used; On the Urdu Language & Poetry. Selected Bibliography. Correct rhyme-structure is kept and meaning of these beautiful, powerful, and often satirical poems. This is the largest translation in English. Appendix on his life, times, poetry. Large Print (16pt) & Large Format (8" x 10") Edition. Pages 216. Comments 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." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran. "Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of works in English into Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart. Paul Smith (b. 1945) is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets of the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages... including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, "Itaqi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Lalla Ded, Jigar and many others, and his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books, a dozen screenplays. amazon.com/author/smithpa