The Burton, Richard Francis, Sir 1821-1890 creator text utu 2004 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Kasîdah of Hâjî Abdû El-Yezdî" by Sir Richard Francis Burton is a long poem published in 1880. Written under a Persian pseudonym, Burton presents this work as a translation though no original text ever existed. The poem distills Sufi mystical thought into verse, exploring human reason, ego, and spirituality while drawing from classical Persian masters like Hafez and Omar Khayyam. Burton crafted what scholars call a "spiritual autobiography," attempting to bridge Eastern Sufi wisdom with Western thought through this elaborate literary deception. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kasidah Release date is 2004-07-01 This eBook was prepared by Robert Sinton from a source supplied by the Sacred Texts Web site, http://www.sacred-texts.com, thanks to John B. Hare Original publication data not identified English poetry -- 19th century PR Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6036 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6036 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133147.0 6036