Shahram Shiva translates and renders the poetry of Rumi directly from the original Persian .
He is also a teacher of advanced spirituality , a lecturer , and a recording artist , whose principal subject is Rumi , a 13th - century Persian poet and philosopher .
teacher   translates and renders the poetry of poet directly from the original Persian .
He is also a teacher of advanced spirituality , a lecturer , and a recording artist , whose principal subject is Rumi , a 13th - century Persian poet and philosopher .