Obsolete, archaic, inconsistent and unusual spellings have been
maintained from the original text. The only changes to the text were:
- In footnote 38, “Jalálu’ddín Rúmí” was originally “Jalálu’ddin Rúmí.”
- The line number on line 995 was missing.
- On line 1300, “Pleiades” was originally “Pleiads.”
- On line 1428, “Jalálu’ddín Rúmí” was originally “Jaláluddín Rúmí.”
- In footnote 97, “Jalálu’ddín Rúmí” was originally “Jaláluddín Rúmí.”
- In footnote 98, “Jalálu’ddín Rúmí” was originally “Jaláluddín Rúmí.”
I also changed internal cross-references from notes and pages to line
number (or section of the Introduction) and footnote number.
Footnote 76 gives the meaning of the name Murtazá as “he whom with
God is pleased.” This translation is awkward, so awkward that it
appears to me likely that it is wrong, _i.e._ “with whom” rather
than “whom with.” However I checked other sources, and the meaning
as stated is correct, although “he who is pleased with God,” or “he
who is content with God,” or “he for whom God is sufficient” might be
easier to read.
Footnote 90 includes a word in Greek. When the original book has text
in another alphabet, I include both the text in the other alphabet
and a transliteration, because some reading platforms are not able to
display the other alphabet.
Footnote 98 refers to another book by the translator: _Selected Poems
from the Diváni Shamsi Tabríz_. This is the title as published,
although elsewhere in this work the author is referred to as Shams-i
Tabríz.