Lyrics Of Hafiz Of Shiraz

Summary: Háfiz is honored as the greatest lyric poet of Iran and the Díván-i Háfiz, his collected poetry, is without doubt one of the world's greatest literary achievements. Translated here from the edition of Parvíz Nátíl Khánlarí, the 486 poems have been rendered as literally as possible while trying to convey some sense of the original poetry to the reader who lacks knowledge of Persian. The ghazals are introduced and pres...ented with extensive annotation by one of today's most eminent scholars of Persian literature. [read more]