The Conference of the Birds - Attar of Nishapur, Sholeh Wolpé (Translation)

Category: Adults, Classic, Poetry
Language: English
Keywords: Iran Islam Philosophy

Written by Attar of Nishapur, Sholeh Wolpé (Translation)
Read by Fajer Al-Kaisi
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 128 Kbps
Unabridged

“These lofty words are an antidote / for anyone sickened by extremism’s poison.”

Considered by Rumi to be “the master” of Sufi mystic poetry, Attar is best known for this epic poem, a magnificent allegorical tale about the soul’s search for meaning. He recounts the perilous journey of the world’s birds to the faraway peaks of Mount Qaf in search of the mysterious Simorgh, their king. Attar’s beguiling anecdotes and humor intermingle the sublime with the mundane, the spiritual with the worldly, while his poem models the soul’s escape from the mind’s rational embrace.

Sholeh Wolpe recreates for modern audiences the beauty and timeless wisdom of the original Persian, in contemporary English verse and poetic prose.

Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
Release date: 09-28-21