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Death before Dying

The Sufi Poems of Sultan Bahu

Sultan Bahu author Jamal J Elias translator Jamal J Elias editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:University of California Press

Published:18th Mar '98

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These 115 poems introduce readers in English to Sultan Bahu (d. 1691), a Sufi mystical poet who continues to be one of the most beloved writers in Punjabi. Bahu, whose name translates as "With God", remains highly popular in Pakistan and India today - even illiterate Punjabis can recite his poetry by heart.

ISBN: 9780520212428

Dimensions: 178mm x 127mm x 13mm

Weight: 181g

156 pages