Translated by renowned Rumi expert Nader Khalili, over 120 poems about love from the Persian mystic poet and Sufi master have been carefully collected and curated in this beautifully illustrated edition.   For more than eight centuries, Jalaluddin Muhammad Balkhi Rumi--commonly referred to simply as Rumi--has enchanted and enthralled readers from every faith and background with his universal themes of love, friendship, and spirituality, which he seamlessly wove into 
resplendent poetry. 
 The verses herein perfectly express and are centered 
on the theme of love, along with 
the quest, desire, and deeper meanings of love for not only ourselves, but 
also of our fellow humankind. 
The Sweetheart  the sweetheart 
 who is blocking my sleep 
 demands tears on my knees 
 throwing me silently 
 into the waves 
 changing the water 
 to liquid sweet 
 With intricately designed and richly colored covers that mirror the beauty of the words within, the 
Timeless Rumi series presents themed collections of poems from the great Sufi mystic Jalaluddin Muhammad Balkhi Rumi that serve as cherished tools for self-reflection.