Spiritual Verses by Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi

Spiritual Verses presents Rumi’s Masnavi-ye Ma’navi in an English blank-verse translation by Alan Williams. Stories, fables and reflections explore human love, separation and the movement toward divine love within the Persian Sufi tradition.

Published by Penguin Classics, the volume includes Williams’s introduction and notes to help readers approach the poetry. It is a literary translation for sustained reading, with the translator’s framing kept distinct from Rumi’s own voice.