The Mesnevi
Translated by James W. Redhouse
Trübner & Co., London, 1881
First written 1258–1273
In the public domain
About this text
Redhouse’s rhymed English version of the first book of Rūmī’s Masnavī, opening with the Song of the Reed, with his translation of Eflākī’s lives of Rūmī and his circle. The reader gives the Song of the Reed and the first tale.
How to cite
Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī. The Mesnevi: Book the First, with the Acts of the Adepts. Translated by James W. Redhouse. Trübner & Co., London, 1881.
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