WISDOM OF HAFIZ (360 Rhymes on Life, Love, Truth, Grief, Pain, Beauty the Path to the One) Translation Introduction Paul Smith. Persias greatest exponent of the poetic form of the ghazal Hafiz (1320139o) became a Perfect Master (Qutub), was twice exiled from his beloved Shiraz for his criticism of rulers and false Sufi masters and hypocritical clergy. His Divan shows he composed in nearly all forms. As with his ghazals, masnavis, qasidas, qitas, rubais and other poems are sometimes mystical and sometimes critical of the hypocrisy of his times. Here are some maxims taken from all forms of his poetry beautiful words of love and wisdom from one of the greatest lovers perhaps the greatest poet of all time and one of the wisest. Introduction, Selected Bibliography and Glossary. The correct rhymestructure has been kept as well as the beauty and meaning of these wonderful 360 immortal sayings. Large Print (16pt) Large Format (8" x 10") Edition. 378 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 Smiths Translation of Hafizs Divan. "It is not a joke... the...

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