Listen: Commentary on the Spiritual Couplets of Mevlana Rumi

It’s an amazing book!

This book is required reading for anyone serious about learning about the spiritual message of Jalaluddin Rumi. It contains an original translation of the first of the six books of Mevlana Rumi's Masnavi and an almost line by line commentary, like you might expect from an Ottoman Turkish sufi teacher. There is nothing else like this English. The translator is to be praised not only for translating the Turkish original into easily readable English, but also for translating the original Persian. That is not to say that I do not like some word choices. "Rumi" sells many books of versions re-written from English to English. This is a real translation with genuine Sufi commentary. It should be first on the list of Rumi books.

I'm so grateful for this translation of Molana's poetry and Refai's commentary--it reached me at a most essential time and I will continue to return to its wisdom like prayer. I've gifted another copy and sending people to this work. Thank you.

I have a large selection of Rumi books. Most of them are very useful, however, in my opinion this is the definitive book if one really truly wishes to delve deeply into what Rumi taught. It is very well written and a joy to read. Recommend it most highly.

We are really happy to meet this book. Wish to be together forever and to be educated love, modesty and enlightenment.Best regards

Mathnawi is a complex labyrinth for me, medicine for the knots - gem of a book.

Excellent translation and commentary of Rumi's poetry

This is my guidebook to life.

Beautiful! Love it so far