Reynold A. Nicholson was Sir Thomas Adams Professor of Arabic at the University of Cambridge, and a distinguished editor and translator. His groundbreaking translation of the Mathnawí has become a classic work, and has helped pave the way for Rúmí’s phenomenal popularity in the modern West.

Reynold A. Nicholson was Sir Thomas Adams Professor of Arabic at the University of Cambridge, and a distinguished editor and translator. His groundbreaking translation of the Mathnawí has become a classic work, and has helped pave the way for Rúmí’s phenomenal popularity in the modern West.

Reynold A. Nicholson was Sir Thomas Adams Professor of Arabic at the University of Cambridge, and a distinguished editor and translator. His groundbreaking translation of the Mathnawí has become a classic work, and has helped pave the way for Rúmí’s phenomenal popularity in the modern West.