This books is a collection of poetry by Rumi. JAL¿L AL-D¿N MUAMMAD R¿M¿ also known as Jal¿l al-D¿n Mu ammad Balkh¿ Mevlânâ/Mawl¿n¿ (Persian: lit. 'our master'), and Mevlevî/Mawlaw¿ (Persian: lit. 'my master'), but more popularly known simply as Rumi (30 September 1207 - 17 December 1273), was a 13th-century Persian poet, Hanafi faqih, Islamic scholar, Maturidi theologian, and Sufi mystic originally from Greater Khorasan in Greater Iran. Rumi's influence transcends national borders and ethnic divisions: Iranians, Tajiks, Turks, Greeks, Pashtuns, other Central Asian Muslims, and the Muslims of the Indian subcontinent have greatly appreciated his spiritual legacy for the past seven centuries. His poems have been widely translated into many of the world's languages and transposed into various formats. Rumi has been described as the "most popular poet" and the "best selling poet" in the United States.