Books with title Kasidah of Haji Abdu El-Yezdi

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This was written by Sir Richard Burton under the pseudonym of Hâjî Abdû El-Yezdî after his return from Mecca in 1854. It contains references to 19th Century scientific and philosophical concepts. Nonetheless, it is a Sufi text to the core, and one of the few instances of Burton writing in the first person about his belief system, even if it is under the cloak of a different name. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, a Kasidah is a classical Arabic or Persian panegyric, which must begin with a reference to a forsaken campground, followed by a lament, and a prayer to ones comrades to halt while the memory of the departed dwellers is invoked. The same rhyme has to run through the entire composition, no matter how long the poem is.

A collector's edition on special paper and small print run. This is a long poem written by Sir Richard Burton, the English adventurer, soldier, scholar, translator. European Sabre champion he also fought in Africa and India. He knew many languages including Arabic, Persian, and Hindustani. Burton translated the Arabian Nights, the Kama Sutra, and the Erotic Writings of Shaykh Nefzawi. In the disguise of an Afghan he made the pilgrimage to Mecca and wrote a two volume description of his travels. This philosophical poem is inspired by the success of FitzGerald's translation of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam which it quotes twice. It claims to be a translation but is actually an original work by Burton expressing philosophical free thinking. It has Burton's own explanatory notes to the text. This is a collector's edition special printing in excellent condition.

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