Hafez, Iran’s Revered Poet, trans. Erfan Mojib & Gary Gach

The Tomb of Hafez and its associated memorial hall, the Hāfezieh, are two memorial structures erected in the northern edge of Shiraz, Iran, in memory of the celebrated Persian poet Hafez and is one of the most popular attractions of Shiraz.

15 JULY 2024 • By Erfan Mojib, Gary Gach
Hafez (حافظ) is a celebrated 14th century Persian lyric poet (1325–1390). He grew up in the city of Shiraz. Very little is known about his life, but it is thought that he may have memorized the Qur’an after hearing his father recite passages. He wrote numerous ghazals expressing love, spirituality, and protest and many of his poems are used as proverbs or sayings. Hafez’s tomb is in Musalla Gardens in Shiraz.

 

Erfan Mojib and Gary Gach

 

 

Bouquet of Hafez-e Shirazi

Translations by Erfan Mojib & Gary Gach
Inspired by Adaptations by Abbas Kiarostami

Bouquet of Hafez-e Shirazi trans Erfan Mojib, Gary Gach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hafiz's Little Book of Life
Hafiz’s Little Book of Life

Bouquet of Hafez-e Shirazi 2

Erfan Mojib

Erfan Mojib was born in the desert city of Yazd in central Iran. He holds a degree in Comparative Literature from the University of Malaya (Malaysia) and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of New Brunswick, Canada. He has published... Read more

Gary Gach

Gary Gach Gary Gach is an adjunct professor in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of San Francisco. He’s published ten books, most recently Pause … Breathe … Smile, and has been published in a dozen anthologies and... Read more

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