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Rumi for sure. Coleman Barks' translation is the most popular, but it's also wildly inaccurate. Many either love it or are dismissive of it, but I consider it
by muzani 3y ago
Rumi for sure. Coleman Barks' translation is the most popular, but it's also wildly inaccurate.
Many either love it or are dismissive of it, but I consider it a form of poetry on its own. e.g. Barks replaces Rumi's lust for God with lust for a lover. As a redditor put it, "he just makes stuff up." Barks is a brilliant poet though, and I feel he enhances Rumi in his own way.
Many accurate translations have difficulty carrying the poetic parts. But my favourite is Jonathan Star's interpretation.
- lubujackson 3y agoI prefer Ghalib to Rumi but I couldn't pinpoint exactly why. Here are some interesting modern translations: https://yagmin.com/ghalib/joy.cgi?p=1 https://yagmin.com/ghalib/joy.cgi?p=1
- mikhailfranco 2y agoRecently heard Tim Ferriss recommend this translation: Gold by Haleh Liza Gafori https://www.nyrb.com/products/gold https://www.nyrb.com/products/gold