Hafiz: Wisdom of Madness

Hafiz: Unveiling the Wisdom of Madness

Hafiz (1315-1390), the celebrated Persian poet, masterfully intertwined the joys of love and wine with sharp critiques of religious hypocrisy. His collected works, most notably the Divan, stand as a cornerstone of Persian literature, cherished and memorized throughout the Persian-speaking world, his verses woven into the fabric of everyday language as proverbs and sayings.

Hafiz primarily wrote ghazals, a lyric form perfectly suited for…