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Umar Ibn al-Fāriḍ (1181–1235), author of two classic works, the Wine Ode and the Poem of the Sufi Way, is considered the greatest Sufi poet to write in Arabic. In this study, these and other poems by Ibn al-Fāriḍ are considered within the context of Islamic mysticism, Arabic literature, and Sufi poetry. Th. Emil Homerin uncovers the literary and religious intent of these poems and their aesthetic and mystical content, showing them to be a type of meditative poetry. Indeed, Ibn al-Fāriḍ often alludes to the Sufi practice of "recollection," or meditation on God, to evoke a view of existence in which the seeker may be transformed by an epiphany of love revealing an intimate relationship to the divine beloved. Homerin provides elegant translations and close readings of Ibn al-Fāriḍ's poetry, highlighting the beauty of his verse, its moods, meanings, and significance within Islamic mysticism and Arabic poetry, where Ibn al-Fāriḍ is still known as the "Sultan of the Lovers."

Sufi poetry, Arabic --- History and criticism. --- Ibn al-Fāriḍ, ʻUmar ibn ʻAlī, --- al-Fāriḍ, ʻUmar b., --- Fāriḍ, ʻUmar b. al-, --- Ḥamawī, ʻUmar ibn ʻAlī, --- Ibn al-Fâridh, 'Omar, --- İbn Farız, --- Ibn Fāriz̤, ʻUmar ibn ʻAlī, --- Miṣrī, ʻUmar ibn ʻAlī, --- ʻUmar b. al-Fāriḍ, --- ʻUmar ibn ʻAlī al-Ḥamawī, --- ʻUmar ibn ʻAlī al-Miṣrī, --- ʻUmar ibn ʻAlī ibn al-Fāriḍ, --- ابن الفارض --- ابن الفارض، عمر بن علي --- ابن الفارض، عمر بن علي، --- ابن الفارض، عمر بن على، --- ابن الفريد، عمر بن علي --- ابن الفريض، عومر --- ابن الفريض، عمر بن على --- ابن فارض، عمر بن على, --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Ibn al-Farid, Umar ibn Ali,