Hafiz of Shiraz Biography
Shams-ud-Din Muhammad Hafez of Shiraz known by his pen name Hafez was a Persian poet. His collected works are regarded as a pinnacle of Persian literature and are to be found in the homes of most people in Iran and Afghanistan, who learn his poems by heart and use them as proverbs and sayings to this day. His life and poems have been the subject of much analysis, commentary and interpretation, influencing post-fourteenth century Persian writing more than any other author.The work of Hafiz left an impact on such Western writers as Thoreau, Goethe, and Ralph Waldo Emerson—the latter referring to him as 'a poet's poet.'
Yester night, from temple to tavern, our Master went,
Brothers of the Way! 'What advice can be to us lent? '
How can we, the disciples, to the qibla make our way,
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Up, cupbearer! Let us pay the wine's wage
Strew with dust the sorrow of our age
Give me the wine cup; that, joy-possessed,
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O! Your radiant face is reflected by the moon
The dimple in your chin is to loveliness a boon
Hankering for your sight, my spirit leaps to my throat
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O Sufi! Come and see how my cup mirrors light
Tempting you to glance at the ruby wine so bright
Of rapt revelers, question the secret beyond the veil
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O breeze! Softly, gently tell that charming gazelle:
'For you, straying in the mount and desert to us befell.
Wherefore the sugar sweet maiden - May she live long -
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