Acknowledgments

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations xi
4. Translator’s Introduction xiii
5. Acknowledgments xxxv
6. Note on Arabic Names xxxvii
7. The Translator of Desires 1
8. Notes to the Poems 245
9. Appendix 1: Niẓām Preface 281
10. Appendix 2: Qurrat al- ʿAyn Preface 284
11. Appendix 3: Apologia 286
12. Appendix 4: Ibn ʿArabī’s Poem on al-Zahrā 287
13. Appendix 5: Chronology of Ibn ʿArabī’s Life and Times 288
14. Appendix 6: Establishing the Text: Manuscripts, Editions, and Method 290
15. Appendix 7: Annotated Chronology of Tarjumān Translations 299
16. Glossary 303
17. Notes 309
18. The Lockert Library of Poetry in Translation 325