Explores the work of beloved Sufi poet Umar Ibn al-Farid and its context. Provides many translations of Ibn al-Farid's poetry.

Th. Emil Homerin is Professor of Religion at the University of Rochester. His books include The Wine of Love and Life: al-Fāriḍ's al-Khamriyah and al-Qaysari's Quest for Meaning; From Arab Poet to Muslim Saint: Ibn al-Fāriḍ His Verse, and His Shrine; and Umar al-Fāriḍ Sufi Verse, Saintly Life.