Attar, Farid al-Din, -approximately 1230.

The conference of the birds / Farid ud-Din Attar ; translated with an introduction by Afkham Darbandi and Dick Davis. - 234 pages ; 20 cm. - The Penguin classics. . - Penguin classics. .

Translation of: Man al-r. 'Biographical index': pages [230]-234.

An allegorical poem about the search of the world's birds for the perfect king illustrates the mystical beliefs of sufism.

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Sufi poetry.
Sufi poetry, Persian.
Sufism--Early works to 1800