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Selected Poems from the Divani Shamsi Tabriz

By Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī

Translated by Reynold A. Nicholson

Cambridge University Press, 1898

First written 13th century

In the public domain

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Nicholson’s first book: Persian text and English translation of a selection of Rūmī’s lyric poems, written in the name of Shams of Tabriz, with an introduction and notes on their Sufi themes of love, union and passing away.

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Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī. Selected Poems from the Divani Shamsi Tabriz. Translated by Reynold A. Nicholson. Cambridge University Press, 1898.

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“Selected Poems from the Divani Shamsi Tabriz.” Source. The Library, Unitive Knowledge Society. Last modified November 7, 2026. https://www.unitiveknowledge.org/library/sources/divani-shamsi-tabriz-nicholson.

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“Selected Poems from the Divani Shamsi Tabriz,” source, The Library, Unitive Knowledge Society, last modified November 7, 2026, https://www.unitiveknowledge.org/library/sources/divani-shamsi-tabriz-nicholson.

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“Selected Poems from the Divani Shamsi Tabriz.” The Library, Unitive Knowledge Society, 7 Nov. 2026, www.unitiveknowledge.org/library/sources/divani-shamsi-tabriz-nicholson.

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@misc{sources-divani-shamsi-tabriz-nicholson,
  title = {{Selected Poems from the Divani Shamsi Tabriz}},
  howpublished = {The Library, Unitive Knowledge Society},
  note = {Source. Last modified November 7, 2026},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.unitiveknowledge.org/library/sources/divani-shamsi-tabriz-nicholson}
}