The Masnavi, Book Two

Book Two of RumisMasnaviis concerned with the challenges facing the seeker of Sufi enlightenment. In particular it focuses on the struggle against the self, and how to choose the right companions in order to progress along the mystical path. By interweaving amusing stories and profound homilies, Rumi instructs his followers in a style that still speaks directly to us. In this volume, stories such as Moses and the Shepherd, The Foolhardy Man who Trusted a Bears Good Intentions and Moawiya and Satan are among the most popular in the entireMasnavi.

The most influential Sufi poem ever written, the six books of theMasnaviare often called the Quran in Persian. Self-contained, as well as continuing the journey along the spiritual path, Book Two is here translated into rhyming couplets in the style of Jawid Mojaddedis prize-winning translation of Book One.