I've been reading Gold, a Rumi translation by Haleh Liza Gafori, and I
am quite excited by this new find.
Haleh Liza Gafori is a rare gift for the English-speaking
world interested in the poetry of Rumi. She is a poet of Persian descent who
speaks Farsi. Born in New York City to Iranian parents, she grew up hearing
Persian poetry recited and has been translating various Persian poets for a
decade.
She is a poet who is eminently qualified to convey Rumi's
work to us. Her 2022 publication, Gold, is a translation of some of Rumi's
ecstatic poetry. Here she offers her English translation and then sings Rumi's
verse in the original Farsi.
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