English translations and Arabic texts on facing pages.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 102-104).

1. Preface; 2. Rabiah al-Adawiyyah; 3. Dhu'n-Nun Thawban al-Misri; 4. Sahl ibn Abd Allah al-Tustari; 5. Abu Husayn Ahmad ibn Muhammad an-Nuri; 6. Abu'l-Hasan Summun ibn Hamzah al-Basri; 7. Al-Husayn ibn Mansur al-Hallaj; 8. Abu Bakr Dulaf ibn Jahdar ash-Shibli; 9. Abu'l-Abbas al-Qasim al-Sayyari; 10. Muhyi'l-Din Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Arabi; 11. Sharafu'd-Din Umar ibn al-Farid; 12. Abu'l-Hasan Ali ibn Abd Allah ash-Shushtari; 13. Conclusion; 14. Bibliography.

'Sufi Poems' is a selection of poems from the golden period of Sufism especially chosen and translated from the Arabic by the distinguished scholar Dr Martin Lings. Dr Lings is the author of numerous best-selling works on Sufism and is a published poet in his own right. Including poems here translated for the first time, 'Sufi Poems' brings together selections from the giants of Sufism; for example, Rabia, Hallaj, Ibn al-Farid and Ibn 'Arabi. 'Sufi Poems' is published as a bilingual Arabic-English edition which will be of interest to all those wishing to read the original Arabic and will also be helpful for university students of Arabic.