Al-Saman in Praise of the Chosen One

About this book

Hymns in the Beloved's presence. Between this collection's covers, you do not merely read poems, but listen to the sighs of a heart wearied by longing, and a soul that found in "praising the Chosen One" its last refuge. "Al-Saman in Praise of the Chosen One" is no mere measured literary work, but a Sufi journey wrapped in authentic Egyptian heritage's aroma, where classical Arabic mingles with the vernacular's delicacy in a human supplication transcending ink and paper's bounds. Poet "Ahmed El-Saman" travels with you through worlds of mystical emotion, tracking the early lovers' footsteps, presenting poetic paintings overflowing with love and beauty. The book is an open invitation to every soul searching for serenity in life's din, and every heart aspiring to wash its worries in the meadow of prophetic praise. In a style progressing from deep longing's mystery to hope and inspiration's radiance, the collection rouses in the reader that innate nature leaning toward all that is pure and sacred. You will find yourself at times flying with "the beauty of lovers" toward the Green Dome, and at other times drowning in homesickness' tears at the thresholds of the Prophet's household, in a contextual structure joining the subject's majesty and the wording's sweetness. It is the work not read by the eye alone, but chanted by the heart, leaving its trace long as musk's perfume does not fade.