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HAFIZ OF SHIRAZ The Screenplay by Paul Smith HAFIZ is an aspiring poet and the ugliest man of his age: an apprentice baker, who delivers bread to the people of Shiraz, Persia. One day he catches sight of NABAT, the beautiful daughter of one of the cities wealthy traders. Smitten, HAFIZ pours his longing into his songs dedicated to the entrancing object of his desire. His words are so wondrous that the greatest minstrel of the day HAJJI, takes up his instrument and serenades HAFIZ'S loved one. Captivated by his lyrics, NABAT falls in love with HAFIZ, whose experiences with the Spiritual Guide, ATTAR, and songs and poems have established him as a spiritual and cultural force throughout his beloved country, ravaged by bloody coups and violent revolutions. Fame does not come easily as the ruthless rulers and clergy conspire to silence the ever-increasing power of HAFIZ'S voice. Will the lovers survive? Can words of love defeat the sword of hypocrisy? Will HAFIZ gain his heart's desire. HAFIZ OF SHIRAZ is a truly timeless story. The classical fantasies Beauty and The Beast, Phantom of The Opera, Cyrano De Bergerac have fascinated people world-wide. However HAFIZ OF SHIRAZ is more than a fantasy, it is the real life story of HAFIZ, the 14th Century poet and mystic. Today, his work is sung by the greatest artists throughout the East and the West. PAUL SMITH has revealed his extraordinary life. Goethe's spiritual mentor, described by Emerson as "the Shakespeare of the East... the greatest poet of all time". HAFIZ OF SHIRAZ is an epic musical drama aimed at mass market throughout the East and the West. Gertrude Bell: "It is as if his mental Eye, endowed with wonderful acuteness of vision, had penetrated into those provinces of thought which we of a later age were destined to inhabit." Meher Baba: "There is no equal to Hafiz in poetry. He was a Perfect Master ... His Divan is the best book in the world because it engenders feelings which ultimately lead to illumination." COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITH'S TRANSLATION OF HAFIZ'S 'DIVAN'. "It is not a joke... English version of ALL the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat of paramount importance. I am astonished. If he comes to Iran I will kiss the fingertips that wrote such a masterpiece inspired by the Creator of all. " Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran. "Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart. "I was very impressed with the beauty of these books." Dr. R. K. Barz. Faculty of Asian Studies, Australian National University. "Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafiz." Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author). Paul Smith is a poet, author and translator of over 80 books of Sufi poets from the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Mu'in, Amir Khusrau, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Omar Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre and others, and his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies and screenplays.

THE ETERNAL TRIANGLE The Dance of Love Paul Smith from a Scenario by Meher Baba. Music by Bob Welsh In 1934, Meher Baba dictated a scenario for a projected film entitled 'How It All Happened' to show evolution, reincarnation and the process of Realization. Many famous people in the film world of that time including the great film producer Gabriel Pascal were involved. In 1934, during a trip to Hollywood, Pascal was contacted by Princess Norina Matchabelli (wife of the perfume manufacturer and silent film star 'Maria Carmi') about a film project based on the teachings of her Spiritual Master Meher Baba. Pascal became very interested in this project, bringing writers Hy Kraft and Karl Vollm ller into helping him work up treatments and even making a trip to India to discuss the project further with Meher Baba. The project after many years of discussion never eventuated, mainly because the dialogue for the script could never be agreed upon. In 1987 Paul Smith received permission from Meher Baba's sister Mani Irani and the Meher Baba Trust to turn it into a wordless dance/film. Bob Welsh composed the music. It is only in recent times that the advance of computerized film effects have made the project a possibility. Not only does it represent the evolution, reincarnation and involution of the soul in the form, it represents the history of dance. COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITH'S TRANSLATION OF HAFIZ'S 'DIVAN'." It is not a joke... the English version of ALL the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished. If he comes to Iran I will kiss the fingertips that wrote such a masterpiece inspired by the Creator of all." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran. "Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator into Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart. Paul Smith is a poet, author and translator of over 80 books of Sufi poets of the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, and other languages including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Mu'in and others, as well as poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and a dozen screenplays. amazon.com/author/smithpa

SUFI POETRY OF INDIA A Daybook Translation & Introduction by Paul Smith This is a Daybook of Sufi and Dervish Poetry of India in various poetic forms. Over 400 inspirational and spiritually helpful and beautiful poems to inspire and make your day. CONTENTS: The Poets, Sufis & Dervishes: Their Art and Use of Poetry, Glossary, The Main Forms in Persian, Punjabi, Hindi, Kashmiri, Sindhi and Urdu Sufi and Dervish Poetry of India, Selected Bibliography... THE POETS: Mu'in ud-din Chishti, Baba Farid, Amir Khusrau, Hasan Dihlavi, Lalla Ded, Kabir, Qutub Shah, Dara Shikoh, Sarmad, Sultan Bahu, Nasir Ali, Makhfi, Wali, Bedil, Bulleh Shah, Shah Latif, Ali Haider, Sauda, Dard, Nazir, Mir, Sachal Sarmast, Aatish, Zafar, Zauq, Ghalib, Dabir, Anees, Hali, Farid, Shad, Iqbal, Inayat Khan, Asghar, Jigar, Huma, Firaq, Josh. Pages 404. COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITH'S TRANSLATION OF HAFIZ'S 'DIVAN'." It is not a joke... the English version of ALL the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished. If he comes to Iran I will kiss the fingertips that wrote such a masterpiece inspired by the Creator of all." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran. "Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of English to Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart. "Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafiz." Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author). Paul Smith is a poet, author and translator of over 80 books of Sufi poets of Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish and other languages including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Mu'in, Amir Khusrau, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Mansur Hallaj, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Mahsati, Bulleh Shah, Shah Latif, Lalla Ded, Mu'in and many others, as well as his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and 12 screenplays. amazon.com/author/smithpa Published by New Humanity Books

LOVE'S AGONY & BLISS ANTHOLOGY OF URDU POETRY Sufi, Dervish, Court and Social Poetry from the 16th-20th Century Translations, Introductions, Notes: Paul Smith Introduction includes... The Urdu Language, Urdu Poetry, The Ghazal in Urdu Poetry, Ghazal Singing in India & Pakistan, The Ruba'i in Urdu Poetry, The Masnavi in Urdu Poetry, Glossary for Sufi & Dervish Urdu Poetry. Included with each selection of a particular poet is a brief biography plus a list of further reading. The correct rhyme-structure has been kept as well as the beauty and meaning of these beautiful, often mystical poems. THE POETS: Qutub Shah, Wali, Sauda, Dard, Nazir, Mir, Aatish, Zafar, Zauq, Ghalib, Momin, Shefta, Dagh, Dabir, Anees, Hali, Akbar Allahabadi, Shad, Iqbal, Asghar, Mehroom, Josh, Jigar, Huma, Firaq, Faiz. Pages 298. COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITH'S TRANSLATION OF HAFIZ'S 'DIVAN'." It is not a joke... the English version of ALL the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished. If he comes to Iran I will kiss the fingertips that wrote such a masterpiece inspired by the Creator of all." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran." Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart. "Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafiz." Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author). Paul Smith is a poet, author and translator of over 80 books of Sufi poets of the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Mu'in, Amir Khusrau, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Bulleh Shah, Shah Latif, Lalla Ded, Mahsati and others, and his poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and screenplays. amazon.com/author/smithpa Published by New Humanity Books

THE GHAZAL IN SUFI & DERVISH POETRY An Anthology Translations, Introductions by Paul Smith Introduction includes: The Ghazal in Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Urdu, Punjabi, Sindhi, Pushtu, Kashmiri & English Sufi & Dervish Poetry; Sufis & Dervishes: Their Art and Use of Poetry. Glossary of Sufi Symbols. Included with each selection of a poet is a brief biography plus a list of further reading. The correct rhyme-structure has been kept as well as the beauty and meaning of these beautiful, mystical poems. THE POETS... Hazrat Ali, Rabi'a of Basra, Dhu'l-Nun, Mansur al-Hallaj, Rudaki, Baba Kuhi, Sana'i, Khaqani, Mu'in, Nizami, 'Attar, Kamal ud-din, Ibn al-Farid, Ibn 'Arabi, Rumi, Imami, Sadi, Iraki, Humam, Yunus Emre, Amir Khusrau, Hasan Dihlavi, Auhadi, Ibn Yamin, Khaju, Obeyd Zakani, Emad, Hafiz, Ruh Attar, Ahmedi, Haydar, Junaid Shirazi, Kadi Burhan-ud-din, Jahan Khatun, Kamal, Maghribi, Nesimi, Sheykhi, Kasim Anwar, Shah Ni'matu'llah, Jami, Baba Fighani, Pir Sultan, Khayali, Fuzuli, Huda'i, Qutub Shah, Mirza, Sa'ib, Khushal, Ashraf Khan, Makhfi, Bedil, Abdul-Khadir, Rahman Baba, Khwaja Mohammad, Hamid, Niyazi, Wali, Mushtaq, Ali Haider, Sauda, Dard, Nazir, Mir, Sachal Sarmast, Galib, Esrar Dede, Aatish, Zauq, Tahirah, Shad, Iqbal, Ashgar, Jigar, Huma, Veysel, Paul. Pages 548. COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITH'S VERSION OF HAFIZ'S 'DIVAN'." It is not a joke... the English version of ALL the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished. If he comes to Iran I will kiss the fingertips that wrote such a masterpiece inspired by the Creator of all." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran." Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator into Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart. Paul Smith is a poet, author and translator of over 80 books of Sufi poets from the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre and many others and his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies and a dozen screenplays. Published by New Humanity Books amazon.com/author/smithpa

CRADLE MOUNTAIN Paul Smith. Illustrations - John Adam. In 1970 an Australian poet, Paul Smith, read in a newspaper of the death of a young fellow-poet on Cradle Mountain in Tasmania. He was deeply touched by the young man's fate and immediately began writing a poem in praise of the poet, Stephen Baxter. He contacted a friend, the artist John Adam, who read his poem and was inspired enough to illustrate it. The book was published in a limited edition to good reviews and quickly sold out. Stephen Baxter's family contacted him and told him he had truly captured the life and unfortunate death of the young poet. This newly revised edition is close to that of the original and contains all of John Adam's inspired illustrations. COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITH'S FIRST VERSION OF HAFIZ'S 'DIVAN'." It is not a joke... the English version of ALL the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished. If he comes to Iran I will kiss the fingertips that wrote such a masterpiece inspired by the Creator of all." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran." Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of English to Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart. "Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafiz." Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author). Paul Smith is a poet, author and translator of over 80 books of Sufi poets of Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish and other languages including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Mu'in, Amir Khusrau, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Hallaj, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Lalla Ded, Mu'in, Majnun, Mahsati and many others, as well as his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, kids books and a dozen screenplays.

RIANA A Novel by Paul Smith Riana is a classic love story, thriller and drama set in the underworld of poets, musicians and criminals in Oxford Street and Kings Cross in Sydney. It tells Riana Johnson, renowned for her dark beauty and independence; her notorious friend Larson, drug-dealer, poet and murderer and his ruthless gang headed by Fleming; O'Reilly the old drug pusher; Francis Lynburger, brilliant violinist and womanizer; Bannajee, corrupt big businessman bewitched by Riana; Fontaine and his Poetry Band and his son Rimbaud, dreamer and poet/singer in love with Riana and life; Trish, hopelessly in love with Rimbaud and her brother Charlie in love with heavy-metal, drugs and death. From Sydney's Roxy 'Nite Club and low-life cafes and alleys and bars and striptease joints, to a mansion in Palm Beach; from the blues club Blackbird's to the famous Gay Mardi Gras, their stories intertwine as lovers break hearts and criminals break heads... all guided by Fate that seems cruel, yet in the heart-wrenching, colourfulmagnificent climax... ironically true to life 195 pages. COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITH'S TRANSLATION OF HAFIZ'S 'DIVAN'." It is not a joke... the English version of ALL the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished. If he comes to Iran I will kiss the fingertips that wrote such a masterpiece inspired by the Creator of all." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran. "Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of works in English into Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart." I was very impressed with the beauty of these books." Dr. R. K. Barz. Faculty of Asian Studies, Australian National University." Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafiz." Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author). Paul Smith is a poet, author and translator of over 80 books of Sufi poets of the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages... including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre and many others, as well as poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and screenplays. amazon.com/author/smithpa Published by New Humanity Books

*COMPASSIONATE ROSE* Ghazals for Meher Baba by Paul Smith While working on the ghazals of Hafiz and Sadi, Jahan Khatun, Nizami, Obeyd Zakani and many other Persian, Urdu, Turkish & Pushtu Poets for the past 40 years the author often composed ghazals inspired by his Spiritual Master Meher Baba. His earliest ghazals plus other poems inspired by him were published in the volume 'A Bird in His Hand'. The ghazals in this volume were composed while in India staying with Meher Baba's nephews Sohrab & Rustom in Pune in 2004 and on return to Australia over the following two years under difficult health conditions. They are published here in the sequence in which they were written. 124 pages. COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITH'S TRANSLATION OF HAFIZ'S 'DIVAN'." It is not a joke... the English version of ALL the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished. If he comes to Iran I will kiss the fingertips that wrote such a masterpiece inspired by the Creator of all." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran. "Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator in English into Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart." I have never seen such a good translation and I would like to write a book in Farsi and introduce his Introduction to Iranians." Mr B. Khorramshai, Academy of Philosophy, Tehran. "I was very impressed with the beauty of these books." Dr. R. K. Barz. Faculty of Asian Studies, Australian National University. "Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafiz." Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books). Paul Smith is a poet, author and translator of over 80 books of Sufi poets of the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish and other languages... including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Baba Farid, Mu'in, Amir Khusrau, Rab'ia, Jahan Khatun, Ibn Yamin, Shabistari and others and his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and twelve screenplays.