The Festival of Spring, from the Díván of Jeláleddín Rendered in English Gazels after Rückert's Versions, with an Introduction and a Criticism of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám

"The Festival of Spring, from the Díván of Jeláleddín" by Maulana Jalal al-Din Rumi is a compilation of spiritual poems that transports readers to a world of divine connection and natural beauty. The collection features a selection of Persian gazels that are characterized by lyrical poems revolving around themes of love, spirituality, and the natural world, that capture the essence of pursuing oneness with the divine and life's cyclical pattern. The book starts with an introduction, paying tribute to how the poetry combines beauty, spirituality, and philosophy, emphasizing both the lively aspects of creation and the search for divine love. Gazels illustrate the contrast between day and night, the meaning of both life and death, and the wonder of spring, all of which is portrayed through vivid sensory details and rhythmic verse. Readers are invited to stir their spirits and accept the revolutionary potential of love and faith, creating a reflective and uplifting poetic experience.