Drunk on the Wine of the Beloved: 100 Poems of Hafiz by Hafiz

Drunk on the Wine of the Beloved: 100 Poems of Hafiz

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Drunk on the Wine of the Beloved: 100 Poems of Hafiz by Hafiz
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Drunk on the Wine of the Beloved: 100 Poems of Hafiz

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Drunk on the Wine of the Beloved: 100 Poems of Hafiz

by Hafiz

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 The Persian Sufi poet Hafiz (1326-1390) is a towering figure in Islamic literature--and in spiritual attainment as well. Known for his profound mystical wisdom combined with a sublime sensuousness, Hafiz was the supreme master of a poetic form known as the ghazal (pronounced "guzzle"), an ode or song consisting of rhymed couplets celebrating divine love. In this selection of his poems, wine and the intoxication it brings are the image that expresses this love in all its joyful abandon, painful longing, bewilderment, and surrender. Through ninety-five free-verse renditions, we gain entry into the mystical world of Hafiz's Winehouse, with its happy minstrels, its bewitching Winebringer, and its companions in drunken longing whose hearts cry out, "More wine!" Thomas Rain Crowe brings a new dimension to our growing appreciation of Hafiz and his wise drunkard's advice to the seekers of God:

In this world of illusion, take nothing other than this cup of wine;
In this playhouse, don't play any games but love.
Book Details
Publisher:
Shambhala
ISBN:
9781570628535
Binding:
Paperback
Pages:
128
Authors:
Hafiz
Published Date:
2001-08-14
Language:
English
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About Hafez

A Persian poet who worked in the ghazal form, Khwaja Shams-ud-Din Muhammad Hafez (c. 1315–1390) lived nearly his whole life in Shiraz, in present-day Iran. The name Hafez, meaning one who has memorized the Quran, reflected the classical religious education he received; he lectured on Quranic and theological subjects and wrote commentaries on religious texts. A court poet, he held the patronage of several rulers of Shiraz, though he fell from favor around 1368–69 and did not regain his position until shortly before his death. His collected Divan has been translated and reprinted widely since.

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