{"product_id":"9780140447910","title":"Spiritual Verses","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe spiritual masterpiece of the Persian Sufi tradition in a brilliant new translation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe longest single-authored \"mystical\" poem ever written, the \u003ci\u003eMasnavi-ye Ma'navi\u003c\/i\u003e, or \"spiritual couplets,\" is the masterpiece of the Persian Sufi tradition. Its author, Jalaloddin Rumi, was a poet and mystic of the highest attainment, but he was first and foremost a spiritual teacher, and his \u003ci\u003eMasnavi\u003c\/i\u003e is a ladder to the spiritual world, leading the reader to the ultimate goal of the Sufi path-union with God. Alan Williams's translation into blank verse beautifully conveys the poetry of the original Persian couplets, while his introduction discusses how the modern reader might approach Rumi's writing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47008648626416,"sku":"9780140447910","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780140447910_p0.jpg?v=1763642601","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780140447910","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}