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The Masnavi, or Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi (Persian: مثنوی معنوی, DMG: Mas̲navī-e maʻnavī), also written Mathnawi, or Mathnavi, is an extensive poem written in Persian by Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi, also known as Rumi.
Masnavi.net offers the Persian, English, and Turkish versions of the Masnavi, a collection of poems by the Sufi mystic Jalaluddin Rumi. You can also find translations, reviews, lessons, and recordings of the Masnavi on this site.
Read and listen to Rumi's Masnavi, a collection of stories and poems about love, separation, and spirituality. Learn about the reed, the symbol of longing and fire, and its connection to Majnun and Layla.
Masnavi is a type of Persian poetry that consists of rhymed couplets in pairs, often used for epic and didactic themes. Learn about its origin, metre, diction, and examples from Rumi and other poets.
The Masnavi, is an extensive poem written in Persian by Jalal al-Din Muhammad Balkhi also known as Rumi, the celebrated Persian Sufi poet, means "The Spiritual Couplets". The Masnavi is a poetic collection of anecdotes and stories derived from the Quran, hadith sources, and everyday tales.
Masnavi of Rumi. Mathnawi VI: 255-260. Wealth has no permanence: it comes in the morning, and at night it is scattered to the winds. Physical beauty too has no importance, for a rosy face is made pale by the scratch of a single thorn. Noble birth also is of small account, for many become fools of money and horses.
Learn about the Masnavi, Rumi's greatest poetic work, composed of sufi stories, ethical teachings, and mystical meanings. Find out its history, meter, divisions, translations, and sources.
