The renowned Persian Sufi mystic Mevlana Jalaludin Rumi (1207-1273) is one of the most widely read poets in the world today. His compassionate insight into the nature of human existence, his joyful humor, his deep wisdom, and his ecstatic song of didvine union have endeared him to readers for more than seven hundered years. Selected from his most-loved works, this book contains the very best of Rumi’s poetry in superb translation. By turns soaring inspiring lyrical, entertaining, and always full of profound guidance, Rumi’s transcendent words penetrate to the very depths of one’s heart, offering eloquent expression for what lies there.