Gold
Gold is a selection of poems by the thirteenth-century Persian poet and Sufi mystic Jalal al-Din Rumi, translated by the poet, singer, and educator Haleh Liza Gafori. Working from the original Persian, Gafori brings a musician's ear to Rumi's verses, rendering them in supple, contemporary English that aims to capture their sound and spirit rather than only their literal meaning. The poems circle Rumi's enduring themes of divine and human love, the dissolving of the ego, grief, longing, and the alchemy that turns ordinary experience into something radiant. Gafori's translations emphasize Rumi as a living voice rather than a museum piece, restoring an intimacy and urgency that English versions can lose. An introduction and notes set the poems in their cultural and spiritual context. The collection offers both newcomers and longtime readers a vivid entry into one of the world's most beloved poets.
What you might want to know about Gold
The questions readers send us most often, answered without spoilers.
A fresh translation of the thirteenth-century Persian mystic Rumi, gathering poems of love, surrender, and transformation.
Haleh Liza Gafori translated the poems from the original Persian, drawing on her background as a poet and singer.
No; the poems welcome newcomers, though notes and an introduction provide spiritual and cultural context.
Gold was written by Rumi, published in 2021 by New York Review of Books, Incorporated, The.
Gold is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.