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Sacred Poetry from Around the World

Muslim / Sufi

14th Century

About Hafiz

Timeline (1320 - 1389)

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English version by
Haleh Pourafzal and Roger Montgomery

Original Language
Persian/Farsi

A New World

Themes

Fire

Freedom

Garden

Heart

Lotus

Recommended Books

	Drunk on the Wine of Beloved: 100 Poems of Hafiz, by Thomas Rain Crowe
	The Gift: Poems by Hafiz the Great Sufi Master, by Daniel Ladinsky
	The Hafez Poems of Gertrude Bell: With the Original Persian on the Facing Page, by Gertrude Bell
	Hafez: Teachings of the Philosopher of Love, by Haleh Pourafzal
	The Hand of Poetry: Five Mystic Poets of Persia, with Lectures by Inayat Khan, Translated by Coleman Barks

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Let's offer flowers, pour a cup of libation,
split open the skies and start anew on creation.

If the forces of grief invade our lovers' veins,
cupbearer and I will wash away this temptation.

With rose water we'll mellow crimson wine's bitter cup;
we'll sugar the fire to sweeten smoke's emanation.

Take this fine lyre, musician, strike up a love song;
let's dance, sing all night, go wild in celebration.

As dust, 0 West Wind, let us rise to the Heavens,
floating free in Creator's glow of elation.

If mind desires to return while heart cries to stay,
here's a quarrel for love's deliberation.

Alas, these words and songs go for naught in this land;
come, Hafez, let's create a new generation.

-- from The Spiritual Wisdom of Hafez: Teachings of the Philosopher of Love, by Haleh Pourafzal / Roger Montgomery

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About Hafiz

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