Acclaimed translator Dick Davis breathes new life into the timeless works of three masters of 14th-century Persian literature Together, Hafez, a giant of world literature; Jahan Malek Khatun, an eloquent princess; and Obayd-e Zakani, a dissolute satirist, represent one of the most remarkable literary flowerings of any era. All three lived in the famed city of Shiraz, a provincial capital of south-central Iran, and all three drew support from arts-loving rulers during a time better known for its violence than its creative brilliance. Here Dick Davis, an award-winning poet widely considered “our finest translator of Persian poetry” (The Times Literary Supplement), presents a diverse selection of some of the best poems by these world-renowned authors and shows us the spiritual and secular aspects of love, in varieties embracing every aspect of the human heart. “Davis [is] widely acknowledged as the leading translator of Persian literature in our time…Faces of Love has made the Persian originals into real and moving English poems.” —Michael Dirda, The Washington Post For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Faces of Love: Hafez and the Poets of Shiraz (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

Literature & Fiction

Hafez

Khatun, Jahan Malek

Zakani, Obayd-e

Poetry

Penguin Classics

Your Lover's Beloved

Poetry. Middle East Studies. Bilingual Edition translated from the Persian by Mahmood Karimi-Hakak and Bill Wolak. "The poetry of Hafez is pleasing, magical wine that allows you to become exactly as drunk as you desire every time you taste it. Whether the transport you seek is the frenzy of wild intoxication or merely the slightest unleashing of inhibitions, Hafez is the master of magnaminity, tamer of tensions, initiator of intimacy, and mentor of the unconventional. But always, Hafez is the poet who investigates the confusing contingencies of human relationships. He understands how desire urges us along an uncertain path. Hafez lives on the lips of illiterates, in the singing of professional entertainers, as well as in the tomes of specialists. His poems are emergencies. They startle, confound, yet resonate. Reading Hafez is like suddenly hearing an ambulance siren over your shoulder in a crowded street or the whispered advice of your best friend in your ear alone. The translation abounds with beautifully wrought and complexly conceived images. And this, to my mind, highlights the unique achievement of this particular set of translations. Not only is the language exquisitely wrought, but the profundity of Hafez's mystical insights are equally well-wrought. This is not an easy feat when translating from Persian to English"--Phillip Cioffari.

Cross-Cultural Communications

Poetry. Middle East Studies. Bilingual Edition translated from the Persian by Mahmood Karimi-Hakak and Bill Wolak. "The poetry of Hafez is pleasing, magical wine that allows you to become exactly as drunk as you desire every time you taste it. Whether the transport you seek is the frenzy of wild intoxication or merely the slightest unleashing of inhibitions, Hafez is the master of magnaminity, tamer of tensions, initiator of intimacy, and mentor of the unconventional. But always, Hafez is the poet who investigates the confusing contingencies of human relationships. He understands how desire urges us along an uncertain path. Hafez lives on the lips of illiterates, in the singing of professional entertainers, as well as in the tomes of specialists. His poems are emergencies. They startle, confound, yet resonate. Reading Hafez is like suddenly hearing an ambulance siren over your shoulder in a crowded street or the whispered advice of your best friend in your ear alone. The translation abounds with beautifully wrought and complexly conceived images. And this, to my mind, highlights the unique achievement of this particular set of translations. Not only is the language exquisitely wrought, but the profundity of Hafez's mystical insights are equally well-wrought. This is not an easy feat when translating from Persian to English"--Phillip Cioffari.

Hafez: Dance of Life (English and Persian Edition)

Mage Pub

Includes Bell's translation of Hafez, along with the original Persian (Farsi). Also included are Bell's extensive introduction on the life and poetry of Hafez and a preface by E. Denison Ross. As E.G. Browne has commented: "Bells translations are true poetry of a very high order and, with perhaps the single exception of FitzGerald's paraphrase of the Quatrains of Omar Khayyam, are probably the finest and most truly poetical renderings of any Persian poet ever produced in the English language."

The Hafez Poems of Gertrude Bell (Classics of Persian Literature)

Ibex Publishers

Poetry. IN WINESELLER'S STREET is about hope. About a world seen through eyes that don't idolize individualism and separation. It reflects the human potential of living in a world of harmony and grace. No poet and no tradition does this better than Hafez. During a time of international political and religious chaos and violence, perhaps no other work is more essential to our survival and recovery. Here, Hafez is accessible, and in his accessibility, concise. Always the humble teacher, Hafez sits with us on the barstool in the town pub like a mirror, reflecting back our dreams.

In Wineseller's Street: Renderings of Hafez

Molana Jalal Eldin Mohammad Balkhi Rumi is undoubtedly the most famous Iranian poet across the globe. His full name is Jalal Eldin Mohammad, known in the West as Rumi. Rumi’s poems have been translated into many languages. The majority of the translations are not from the original Farsi text, and with few exceptions, are done without the prerequisite knowledge of Persian language, culture, and history. The formative beauty and musicality of Rumi's poems, as well as the depth of meaning and the mystical concepts therein, are lost in translation. In this book Shahin Motallebi has made selected Rumi poems more accessible to Rumi fans by using contemporary English words, symbols, and imagery, while trying to keep their mystical meaning, beauty of form and musicality intact. Rumi With a View to other Persian Mystic Poets is a collection of poems by Rumi, from Ghazaliat Shams Tabrizi and Masnavi, and selected poems by other Perrsian mystic poets, namely Hafez, Saadi, Moshiri, Sepehri, Yooshij, and Azar.

Rumi With A View To Other Persian Mystic Poets

Saâdi

Sepehri, Sohrab

Motallebi, Shahin

Rumi, Jalal Eldin

Moshiri, Fereydoon

Yooshij, Nima

Azar, Javad

Religion & Spirituality

Servat Corporation

Fal Nama: Divination Book of Hafez of Shiraz

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

HAFEZ The Long Poems Translation & Introduction Paul Smith  Persia’s greatest exponent of the ghazal Hafiz (1320-1392) who was small, fat and ugly became a Perfect Spiritual Master (Qutub), was twice exiled from his beloved Shiraz for his criticism of rulers and false Sufi masters and hypocritical clergy. He is now considered as one of the greatest poets of all time. His Divan shows he composed in other forms other than his ghazals and ruba’is: his famous three masnavi poems… The Wild Deer, Book of the Winebringer & Book of the Minstrel are mysterious and sublime as are his qasidas, mukhammas, tarji-band & tarikh-band. Included in the Introduction: Life of Hafiz, Spirituality and Poetry & its Forms. Glossary, Selected Bibliography. The correct rhyme-structure has been kept as well as the beauty and meaning of these immortal long poems.  Large Format Paperback  7” x 10” 246 Pages.  Goethe: “In his poetry Hafiz inscribed undeniable truth indelibly! He has no peer!” Gertrude Bell: “It is as if his mental Eye, endowed with wonderful acuteness of vision, had penetrated into those provinces of thought which we of a later age were destined to inhabit.” Meher Baba: “There is no equal to Hafiz in poetry. He was a Perfect Master … His Divan is the best book in the world because it engenders feelings which ultimately lead to illumination.”  COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITH’S TRANSLATION OF HAFEZ’S DIVAN.  “It is not a joke... the English version of ALL the ghazals of Hafez is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished..” Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran. “Superb translations. 99% Hafez 1% Paul Smith.” Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of English to Persian and knower of Hafiz’s Divan off by heart.   Paul Smith is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi and other poets of Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish and other languages including Hafez, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, ‘Attar, Sana’i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Mu’in ud-din Chishti, Amir Khusrau, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Hallaj, Rudaki, Yunus Emre  Ghalib, Iqbal, Makhfi, Lalla Ded, Abu Nuwas, Ibn al-Farid, Rahman Baba, Nazir and many others, as well as his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, kids books and over a dozen screenplays. www.newhumanitybooks.com

Hafez: The Long Poems

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