People have increasingly been amazed that Rumi's presence seems so alive eight hundred years after his death.The 13th century (1207-1273) Persian scholar and philosopher Jalaluddin Rumi was also a mystic poet of transcendental power.His poems reflect the deepest desires of human heart as it searches for the divine.They are open celebrations of love and intimacy.Inspired by Shamsuddin Tabriji , a wandering Sufi Dervish , Rumi composed a vast body of poetry contained in" Mathnawi" and "Divan -e Shams -e Tabriji"."Rumir Premer Kobita" by Sudip Bose is a brilliant collection of Rumi's love poems translated into Bengali from their English version .It also contains a brief and sharp introduction to the strange life and timeless works of this Persian wonder.