Rumi's Divani Shamsi Tabriz (the Works Of Shams Of Tabriz--named In Honor Of Rumi's Spiritual Teacher And Friend) Is A Collection Of Lyric Poems That Contain More Than 40,000 Verses By America's Bestselling Poet, And Is A Classic Of Persian Literature. Its Most Familiar Form Is As A Big Red Book, Hence The Name. Coleman Barks Is Famous For His Renderings Of Rumi's Poetry And His Work On These Particular Poems Has Never Been Published Anywhere. This Book Represents Over Thirty-three Years On Rumi's Seminal Classic-- I. Odes (ghazals) : Al-fattah, The Opener ; Al-jami, The Gatherer ; Al-batin, The Hidden ; Al-khabir, The Aware, The Knowing ; Al-bari, The Make From Nothing ; Al-hayy, The Living ; Al-haqq, The Truth ; As-salaam, Peace ; Ar-rahim, The Compassionate ; An-nur, Light ; Ash-shakur, The Grateful ; Al-latif, The Subtle, The Intricate ; Bawa Muhaiyadeen ; Osho ; Ramana Maharshi ; Dissolving The Concept Of 'god ; Playing ; Shams Tabriz, The Friend ; Tenderness Toward Existence ; As-sabur, The Patient ; Ar-rahman, The Kind ; Al-mutakabbir, The Majesty ; As-sami, The Hearing ; Al-basir, The Seeing ; Al-wadud, The Loving ; Everything And Everyone Else ; The Name That Cannot Be Spoken Or Written. Ii. Quatrains (rubai) : Taurus, The Bull ; Ursa Major, The Great Bear, The Big Dipper ; Corona Borealis, The Northern Crown ; Libra, The Scale ; Gemini, The Twins, Castor And Pollux ; Cancer, The Crab ; Cassiopeia, The Queen ; Virgo, The Virgin ; Orion, The Hunter ; Leo, The Lion ; The Milky Way, Our Home Address Seen From The Side ; Bijou, The Black Hole ; Columba, Noah's Dove ; Draco, The Dragon ; Capricon, The Sea Goat ; Hercules, The Hero ; Pegasus, The Winged Horse ; Lepus, The Hare ; Canis Major, The Great Dog ; Bootes, The Herdsman ; Aries, The Ram ; Delphinus, The Dolphin ; Cetus, The Sea Monster, Or Kraken ; Andromeda, The Chained Queen ; Scorpio, The Scorpion ; Sagittarius, The Archer ; Pisces, The Fish. The Collected Translations Of Coleman Barks, Based On The Work Of John Moyne ... [et Al.]. Odes And Quatrains From The Shams. Translated From The Persian. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.