Verses of a Lowly Fakir

Pages: 208

Goodreads Rating: 3.00

Author: Madho Lal Hussein

ISBN10: 0670088277

Published: January 27th 2016 by

Penguin Books Limited

Genre: Uncategorized

ISBN13: 9780670088270

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Poet weaver mystic saint Shah Hussein created a stirin sixteenth-century Punjabthrough his
unconventionallifestyle and the subversivepower of his poetry. Popularlyknown as Madho Lal Hussein after
he adopted the name of his young lover and disciple heremains a beguiling enigmaticfigure a firebrand whose
growingfame was a cause of anxiety forthe political elite a Muslim whofell in love with a Hindu boy andwon
his heart and devotion arebel philosopher who foundsolace in ignominy.Deceptively simple andastonishingly
relevant thepoems in this magnificentcollection are charged withlonging and offer insight intothe true nature
of love anddeath desire and sublimation.Naveed Alam s lilting translationbrings out the verve and allure
ofHussein s verses which continueto be sung and recited over 400years after his death. About the
AuthorMadho Lal Hussein 1539 1599 also known as Shah Hussein was a weaver by profession and a mystic
by vocation. To this day he commands great reverence as a poet saint in Punjab. His urs death anniversary
known as Mela Chiraga an Festival of Lamps continues to be held annually at his shrine in Baghbanpura
Lahore. Naveed Alam is a poet and translator. His first collection of poems A Queen of No Ordinary Realms
won the Spokane Poetry Prize and his works have been published in a number of literary journals and
magazines including the Prairie Schooner American Poetry Journal and Poetry International among others. He
currently lives in Lahore Pakistan.