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

Preface
Acknowledgments
Plan of the Work
On Translation, Transliteration, Pronunciation, and Time

INTRODUCTION

Life
On the Sufi Path
Words of Love and Longing
Luminaries

1. MYSTICAL IMPROVISATIONS

Master Poet
Homage to al-Mutanabbi
Transformations
Riddles & Ruba'iyat

2. LOVE'S SECRETS

Tryst
Love Talk
Hymns of Devotion
Sun and Full Moon
"You Have Been Remembered"

3. JOINED AT THE CROSSROADS

The Changing Ode
Sacred Fire
Turn Aside at Tai
Holy Pilgrimage
"Greetings from Su'ad"

4. THE BELOVED'S WINE

Blood-Red Wine
A Liberated Spirit
Two Intoxications
Drunk by a Glance
Immortal Wine
Wine of the Covenant

5. POEM OF THE SUFI WAY IN "T"-MAJOR

The Great Ode
Together Alone
Shifting Guises
Love's Sweet Season
Spirit and Matter
Yesterday's Tomorrow
Manifest Sites
Shadow Play
Poet & Guide
Covering Reality
Two Masters

CONCLUSION: THE POETRY OF RECOLLECTION

I but not "Me"
Content and Form
Beginning to End
Meditation and Recollection

Notes
Bibliography
Index