Preludes of 6 Volumes of Mevlana Rumi’s Masnavi: Rumi’s tribute to Hazrat Husam al-Din Chalabi

by TheSufi · Published 8th December 2018 · Updated 21st May 2023

Preludes of 6 Volumes of Mevlana Rumi’s Masnavi: Rumi’s tribute to Hazrat Husam al-Din Chalabi

Mevlana Rumi’s Masnavi consists of 6 volumes (daftars). Except Volume 1, all volumes were documented by Rumi’s protégé Husam al-Din Chalabi.

Rumi began the first volume of Masnavi with his most famous verses below

Listen to the Reed, its a story of separation

Since I was detached from Reed-Bed , I utter this sound of woes.

Anyone apart from the beloved, understands what I mean.

Ones who were pulled from their sourcelong to go back.

Beside 1st volume, all the remaining 5 volumes begin with a plea to Husam al-Din o begin writing verses as there is a storm of thoughs and emotions within that is desperate to be transferred in ink.

Among all translations, Sajjid Hussain translation in Urdu remains exceptional in its beauty. Urdu remain closest to Farsi in its composition and almost half words are same. Also Sajid has done immense research into context of Manasvi as stated in its prelude.

Sajaad Hussain writes that Rumi uses so much reverence for Husam al-Din that it can lead to perception that actually Husam al-Din is Rumi’s guide.

Below are the initial verses of each of the 6 volumes of Rumi’s Masnavi [in original Farsi with Urdu Translation] that shows mastery of Rumi is Persian verse.