A New Collection of the Best Poems from Rumi A rich collection of the best poems of Rumi has been translated to bring the essence of Rumi’s poetry to illuminate the human heart in the modern age. The selected poems have been carefully translated to transfer the message of Rumi as pure as possible with minimum modification. This unique translation is almost a word-for-word translation of the best of Rumi’s poetry. This book expresses another dimension of Rumi’s world: a world like an eternal candle, illuminating people for centuries to remind humans of what matters most in life. The message of Rumi is peace, love, happiness, and acceptance. Rumi is one of the stars of Persian poetry and world literature. So let’s listen to Rumi through this new translation, as Rumi said at the beginning of his poetic collection, Masnavi Manavi: “Listen to the reeds when they tell a tale.” The poems of Rumi are a treasure for the heart and soul. S. Morteza Lajevardi is the Peace and Love Institute founder and a native Persian speaker. He has excerpted The Garden of Rumi’s Poetry from Rumi’s works using his intuition to select the best poems of Rumi.