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The Gift

by Hafiz, حافظ (a.k.a.), Daniel Ladinsky (Translator)

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Chosen by author Elizabeth Gilbert as one of her ten favorite books, Daniel Ladinsky’s extraordinary renderings of 250 unforgettable lyrical poems by Hafiz, one of the greatest Sufi poets of all time

More than any other Persian poet—even Rumi—Hafiz expanded the mystical, healing dimensions of poetry. Because his poems were often ecstatic love songs from God to his beloved...more

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Published August 1st 1999 by Penguin Books (first published 1999)

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Jun 13, 2009 Jane rated it 4 of 5 stars

Hafiz, whose given name was Shams-ud-din Muhammad, is the most beloved poet of Persia. He spent nearly all his life in Shiraz, where he became a famous Sufi master. When he died he was thought to have written an estimated 5,000 poems, of which 500 to 700 have survived. ( Daniel)

It Felt Love

How
Did the rose
Ever open it’s heart

And give this world
All its
Beauty?

It felt the encouragement of light
Against its
Being,

Otherwise,
We all remain

Too

Frightened.

....when you open your heart you share your beauty wi...more

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Dec 15, 2007 E. Hope rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: All Willing Spirits

This compilation of wisdom speaks for itself, however, I would like to share one of the poems that particularly moved me, an invitation, if you will, to "The Gift" of Hafiz, The Great Sufi Master.

"With That Moon Language"

Admit something:
Everyone you see, you say to them,
"Love me."

Of course you do not do this out loud:
Otherwise,
Someone would call the cops.

Still though, think about this,
This great pull in us
to connect.

Why not become the one
Who lives with a full moon in each eye
That is always say...more

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Jun 10, 2010 Andrew Sydlik rated it 1 of 5 stars

Recommended to Andrew by: Lucille Siebert

Spiritual and Poetic Chicanery
The most important point is that this book is NOT a book of translations of Hafez. Instead, it is a book of original poetry by Daniel Ladinsky, "inspired by" Hafez. Other reviewers have pointed this out, but obviously, this book's high rating and continued commercial success show that this is not well enough known. I purchased this for a poetry book discussion group, and now I feel ripped off. No one else there knew of this when I told them at the meeting (I only f...more Spiritual and Poetic Chicanery
The most important point is that this book is NOT a book of translations of Hafez. Instead, it is a book of original poetry by Daniel Ladinsky, "inspired by" Hafez. Other reviewers have pointed this out, but obviously, this book's high rating and continued commercial success show that this is not well enough known. I purchased this for a poetry book discussion group, and now I feel ripped off. No one else there knew of this when I told them at the meeting (I only found out the day before, unfortunately), and were quite shocked. And these are people who have devoted their whole lives to poetry, including one who has done translation herself, so they're no rank amateurs. The person who suggested the book does not have Internet access, so I guess she didn't have a chance to do the research.

Ladinsky has tried to justify pawning off his own work as that of Hafiz, including his own review here, in a pathetic attempt to use a loose definition of translation and that, if it gets to a lot of people and makes people happy, what's the problem? Well, heroin and cocaine can be loosely reinterpreted as medicine (in fact people used to think it had medicinal properties), and some could say that once they become available, they become widespread and make people happy. But that don't make shooting up and snorting good things.

Ladinsky, as well Penguin (who, as far as I know, has been silent on the matter), should take responsibility for their deceitful action. And for those who try to say that Ladinsky doesn't claim to actually translate, or that Penguin went against his wishes (as he himself half-heartedly indicates): let's be clear. It says right on the cover "Translated by Daniel Ladinsky," and he has done other books saying the same thing. If it happened once, it shouldn't have happened again. Also, though he hm-haws about wanting to originally call the poems "versions," he doesn't disavow the end result, express regret or vow to work with a publisher who will be more honest in the future. No, he tries to justify his deceit by saying it is for our own good. Just like a cult leader.

If you have any doubt about this, compare Ladinsky's work with other translations of Hafez into English. You will quickly see the difference. The translations vary quite a bit stylistically--eg, Gertrude Bell's biblical-sounding 18th-century translation, Elizabeth T. Gray's more formal translation, and Thomas Rain Crowe's more colloquial translation. But the most loose translation is still very different from this.

Hafez is most known for his mastery of the ghazal, a poetic form which consists of five or more couplets, with a word or phrase from the second line of the first stanza repeated in the second line of each successive stanza. While some translators have forgone the formal structure of this form in order to attempt a more organic rhythm (such as Robert Bly and Leonard Lewisohn), the vestiges remain, creating the sense of an unfolding pattern, of insights unraveled. Not so with Ladinsky's verse, whose formal arrangement is quite abysmal, making frequent use of one or two word lines (which feels arbitrary rather than powerful), and line breaks that seem to have little rhyme or reason. The language is also usually simplistic, the use of metaphor awkward and often not interesting, so that from an aesthetic point of view, these could not be considered very good poems.

If there is any value here, it would have to be from a spiritual point of view. People claim, even after knowing that Ladinsky didn't actually translate these poems, that they still find the poems uplifting. Although couched in New Age style ideas, which seem rather "precious" and saccharine at times, I can see this; there is something joyous in reading poem after poem that encourages love and happiness so forcefully, and some of the verses do have a rather surprising and playful sense of humor (eg, "A Hard Decree," in which God posts a warning that those who can't find joy in life will feel the jaws of the world bite their sweet a--). The value of all this becomes problematic, pretty much ruined actually, by the knowledge that Ladinsky pretty much used Hafiz as a selling point. If these had been sold under his own name, or if it was marketed as "Inspired by" rather than "Translations of" that would be different.

It's not as though I imagine Ladinsky is completely unfamiliar with Hafez--some of the imagery and techniques in the book imply otherwise. But it is only a vague similarity; the celebration of drunkenness, the use of erotic or earthly love as a longing for God, being self-referential--these all appear in Hafez, but not quite in the ways Ladinsky renders them. Ladinsky is a bit over-the-top in his irreverence to the point of his tone actually seeming like a parody of Hafez, rather than a respectful tribute. Others have noted that the spirituality in here bears more resemblance to Zen Buddhism than Sufism, which I think has some relevance--the use of absurdity (like in "Two Giant Fat People"), the celebration of silence, seeing God in everything ("Courteous to the Ant"). Ladinsky mentions Allah (once, I think), and Muhammad a few times, but even those don't really say anything particularly interesting about Islam or Sufism, and as far as I know there aren't any references to the Quran--very different from the playful allusion to the Quran and Islamic and Zoroastrian (not referred to at all by Ladinsky) culture in the actual Hafez. So if you are looking to gleam something of Sufism from the "Sufi Master," you won't find it here.

Ladinsky talks about spending time with Meher Baba. If you look up info about Meher Baba, you will perhaps get a better idea of Ladinsky's background and influences. Meher Baba had more of a Hindu-type spirituality. I'm sorry, but the guy claimed to be an incarnation of God, and that makes me very suspicious. I only know a little of Sufism, but it seems to me even the most radical Sufi, if coming from a proper tradition, would find that to be utter blasphemy.

In conclusion, Ladinsky and Penguin should be ashamed of themselves for using the name of a greatly respected poet to sell books fraudulently. If Ladinsky were to take responsibility and try to work for a more honest output in the future, maybe he could be respected by some as a spiritual writer. But as it is, he does a disservice to himself as well as Hafez. And I am sad to think that people will not look for actual translations of Hafez, relying solely on Ladinsky's inventions, which are more accessible but not the same at all. Hafez' work deserves attention, and even the worst translation is better than no access at all--or worse yet, a fraud.(less)

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Mar 26, 2012 Natacha P rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: poetry, persian-iranian

This collection of 136 poems by Persian Sufi master poet Hafiz (c. 1320 – 1389) will delight readers of any faith looking for humor and to explore his view of the world –or more accurately- of his God.

The poems’ most recurring themes include love, tolerance, fanaticism, forgiveness and God. Most of the poems speak of love and rather ‘unorthodox’ metaphors for God abound throughout his verses. The reader, whether spiritual or not, may be delighted by his habit of speaking of, or to, God in a rat...more

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Mar 19, 2011 Stefanie rated it 5 of 5 stars

For the longest time Rumi was my favoritest Sufi poet. He's funny, daring at times, and never failed to make me feel peaceful when reading his wise words. Well now Hafiz has gone and tied with Rumi for the gold. Hafiz is funny, daring, and makes me feel happy when I read him. What's a girl to do? I must embrace them both.

Hafiz was born about 100 years after Rumi in about 1320. To put him in a little perspective, he was a contemporary of Chaucer. There is no consensus on how many of Hafiz's poems...more

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Nov 17, 2008 Shandana rated it 5 of 5 stars

the great sufi poet rumi gets all the accolades but let's not forget the beautiful, mystical work by the equally great sufi poet hafiz. one can learn a lot by reading this collection of 250 poems, one of which reads:

even after all this time,
the sun never says to the earth:
"you owe me."

look what happens
with a love like that
it lights up the whole sky

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Feb 15, 2012 Taymara Jagmohan rated it 4 of 5 stars

The Gift isn't one of the best books I have read, but it boils some spiritual words, and meanings.
My favorite "The Earth wouldn't be alive if the Sun stopped kissing it."
"Life, life, life is too sacred to end."

Hafiz has been been a role model in the eyes of many; but Im sure he serves as a replica of all the better spiritual beings such as Rumi, Kabir, Shams, Saadi, Francis of Assisi and Geoffrey Chaucer.

The Prophet, Sand and Foam and other works by KHALIL Gibran were so more imaginative and be...more

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Aug 16, 2008 Carolyn rated it 5 of 5 stars

surprisingly brisk, funny, amazing poems you wouldn't believe were written so long ago. they are love poems to God and they are passionate!

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May 06, 2012 Jennifer rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: poetry, religion, owned

There is a quote on the front of this book: "These translations should do for that great glorious mystic Hafiz what Coleman Barks' translations have done for Rumi. Seekers on all paths will benefit from the radiance they emit."

What more to say than that? These poems come from the same spiritual tradition as Rumi, the same sort of ecstatic state of delirious love. And the translations are in the same spirit as Barks'. Not just a literal translation from Farsi to English, but also a poetic transl...more

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Apr 02, 2011 Elizabeth marked it as to-read

Hafiz 14th century

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Table of Contents
Preface 1 (6)
Introduction: The Life and Work of Hafiz 7 (14)
One STARTLED BY GOD
21 (11)
Startled by God
21 (1)
Let's Eat
22 (1)
When the Violin
23 (1)
Looking for Good Fish
24 (2)
A Hunting Party
26 (1)
This Sane Idea
27 (1)
We Have Not Come to Take Prisoners
28 (1)
I Can See Angels
29 (1)
You're It
30 (1)
I Rain
31 (1)
Two I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH
32 (11)
I Have Learned So Much
32 (1)
God Just Came Near
33 (...more

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Apr 14, 2010 Venus rated it 5 of 5 stars

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ترسم که اشک در غم ما پرده در شود
وین راز سر به مهر به عالم سمر شود
گویند سنگ لعل شود در مقام صبر
آری شود ولیک به خون جگر شود
خواهم شدن به میکده گریان و دادخواه
کز دست غم خلاص من آنجا مگر شود
از هر کرانه تیر دعا کرده ام روان
باشد کز آن میانه یکی کارگر شود
ای جان حدیث ما بر دلدار بازگو
لیکن چنان مگو که باد صبا را خبر شود
از کیمیای مهر تو زر گشت روی من
آری به یمن لطف شما خاک زر شود
در تنگنای حیرتم از نخوت رقیب
یارب مباد آنکه گدا معتبر شود
بس نکته غیر حسن بباید که تا کسی
مقبول طبع مردم صاحب نطر شود
این سرکشی که کنگ...more

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Mar 07, 2008 Tony duncan rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: anyone that wants to be human

Recommended to Tony by: Jaki

This book changed my life. I started writing poetry after being introduced to Rumi, and then jaki got 3 of Ladinsky's translations and I was transported into another World. THIS is where I belong. I am unable to find this place except through Hafiz, and I am pretty weary of ever being able to communicate clearly to anyone in real life about how clear his messages are in this book. But at least I have him, dancing in my mind, smiling sadly at me and then going off to play with God. I have wirtten...more

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Aug 25, 2012 Shala rated it 4 of 5 stars

I love the message and you feel very light and inspired but I am concerned about the translations. There are serval instances that I have actually rolled my eyes and thought, "that can't be right."

That is the problem with an author that had not been around in 400 years and his work was originally written in Arabic, not English.

I take it with a grain of salt, just like I do all ancient texts that have been translated. Take what you like and leave the rest.

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Aug 23, 2011 Beth E rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: spiritual, non-fiction

A phenomenal collection of poetry from the estatic poet, Hafiz. Searching for the Beloved in all of our lives, honoring our shortcomings, and searching again. A beautiful love story of each man in his search for greater understanding and connection with God.

I have the audio version of many of these peoems, also read by Daniel Ladinsky, bringing meaning and understanding to the modern translation of these works.

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Sep 16, 2011 Kandice rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: books-read-in-2011, poetry

I've heard both good reviews and bad of this book. According to some, it's a translation of several other translations. I do have to agree that sometimes the language is jarring as it has been modernized. However, I don't read Persian and would never have read these poems without this book. I picked it up from the library at the same time I picked up a book of poems by Rumi. I liked this book of poetry more. The pictures it paints, and the symbolism used, just made my heart smile. I plan to find...more

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Dec 31, 2012 Joanna rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: sufism, poetry

The most beautiful gift. The most stunning poetry I have ever read. The voice of a friend, carried across oceans, through centuries. The book I gift to friends in times of challenge, and happiness, simply as a gift, the best gift I can think of. Probably the most life-changing book I've ever read, and I am trying not to exaggerate ;-) Highly recommended.

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Feb 07, 2012 Farida El-gueretly rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: religion

One must note that these are Ladinsky translations. The essence of the poetry and the Persian fervor is lost. That said, there is still some simplicity and rawness in Hafiz's translated text and it gets me every time. Although he does pick up after Rumi, I find his style "chicken soup for the soul"-ish, less dense than Rumi poetry. A bed-side read.

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Nov 11, 2011 شهرزاد rated it 1 of 5 stars

This collection is a joke. Daniel Ladinsky isn't the translator, he is the author of all these poems that are "inspired by" Hafez. None of the poetry in this book is actually derived from Hafez' work, let alone a translation of it. What is with English language translators/publishers/authors continuously fucking up Iranian poetry? bleh

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Mar 24, 2012 Patric rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: classic-shelf-for-today, spiritual-foundation

Hafiz is my favorite poet! Period. This book is a classic actually get's wore out from use and carrying it around. You want to learn sacred laughter and humor sit with Hafiz for awhile...................."We are in a hopeless condition and situation and thank the Beloved it's not serious!"

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Apr 04, 2012 Beth Chandler rated it 5 of 5 stars

Recommended to Beth by: Joanna M.

Shelves: poetry, theology-and-spirituality

Brilliantly luminous, sensual poetry. Most of the poems are only a few stanzas long, which is perfect as they are rich as flourless chocolate cake with both sensory imagery and food for meditation. Hafez' Allah is recognizable as the Deity of those of many faiths--reminding me not only of the Christian deity of my faith but of my Pagan friends' Goddess.

The translation uses colloquial and contemporary language, which I find adds to the immediacy, intimacy and power of the poetry (much as the tran...more

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Mar 03, 2012 Stacy rated it 4 of 5 stars

'Even after all this time
The sun never says to the earth
"You owe me."
Look what happens
with a love like that
It lights the whole sky.'

An inspirational and beautiful set of poems. Usually short, succinct and vivid. Recommended to anyone who is at all spiritual.

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Sep 01, 2011 Zeb rated it 5 of 5 stars

This is "my Bible", a book for compfort, wisdom, pure joy;
(unlike the actual Bible)
You will either love it or not know what to do with it.
Clearly, I love it. I have given it to several friends and strangers already.
It says: the gift. It really is.

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Dec 05, 2008 Matt rated it 5 of 5 stars

Reading Hafiz was like meeting the reincarnation of an old friend in the middle of a midnight desert encampment, sharing his wine and warmth. Even the most reductionistic cynic may be stirred by the way his words seem to evoke something cosmic, sentient, playful, and loving beyond the veil of what they couldn't possibly know. He's a joker and a rogue spiritual genius, and his reputation as a ecstasic muse for generations of Persians,ancient and modern,is no accident. When I read Hafiz I feel lik...more

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Feb 26, 2013 Annette rated it 5 of 5 stars

"How could Hafiz know such top-secret information?"

I'm so glad he whispered these things in my ear. This is the third time I've wolfed this book down -- the first time, however, I have owned it.

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Aug 07, 2009 Megan rated it 4 of 5 stars

"And love says, 'I will, I will take care of you,' to everything that is Near."
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"What is the root of all these words? One thing: Love. But a love so deep and sweet it needed to express itself with scents, sounds, colors that never before existed."
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What we speak becomes the house we live in. Who will want to sleep in your bed if the roof leaks right above...more

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May 05, 2013 Ash rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: poetry

Definitely worth a read. Highly recommended. I wouldn't be surprised if upon closing this book, you'd immediately find yourself looking upwards.

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Feb 07, 2012 Dawn Shepler-Hamilton rated it 5 of 5 stars

Daniel Ladinsky does a wonderful job of bringing the words of Hafiz to life. This is one of my "go to" books when I need a little pick me up!

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May 18, 2011 Sidra rated it 4 of 5 stars

I love these poems. It is amazing how modern many of them still feel. My favorite is "A Strange Feather." It made me laugh, made me think--beautiful.

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May 13, 2011 Reza Bavar rated it 2 of 5 stars

I Love Hafez, but Ladinsky's translation is not that good. I feel like he's more interested in expressing himself than the essence of the poems.

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Aug 04, 2011 Sylvia Ttl rated it 3 of 5 stars

QC read me to sleep every night wit Hafiz' poems. The translation is not great but it is interesting to learn Hafiz' wisdom of his time.

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About Hafiz

See also حافظ .

Ḥāfeẓ, also spelled Ḥāfiz, (born Khwāja Šamsu d-Dīn Muḥammad Hāfez-e Šīrāzī), date of birth between 1310/1320 in Shīrāz, and date of death approximately 1389/90, also in Shīrāz, South-Central Iran, was one of the finest lyrical poets of Persia.

Ḥāfeẓ received a classical religious education, lectured on Qurʾānic and other theological subjects (“Ḥāfeẓ” designates one who has learned...more See also حافظ .

Ḥāfeẓ, also spelled Ḥāfiz, (born Khwāja Šamsu d-Dīn Muḥammad Hāfez-e Šīrāzī), date of birth between 1310/1320 in Shīrāz, and date of death approximately 1389/90, also in Shīrāz, South-Central Iran, was one of the finest lyrical poets of Persia.

Ḥāfeẓ received a classical religious education, lectured on Qurʾānic and other theological subjects (“Ḥāfeẓ” designates one who has learned the Qurʾān by heart), and wrote commentaries on religious classics. As a court poet, he enjoyed the patronage of several rulers of Shīrāz.

About 1368–69 Ḥāfeẓ fell out of favour at the court and did not regain his position until 20 years later, just before his death. In his poetry there are many echoes of historical events as well as biographical descriptions and details of life in Shīrāz. One of the guiding principles of his life was Sufism, the Islamic mystical movement that demanded of its adherents complete devotion to the pursuit of union with the ultimate reality.

Ḥāfeẓ’s principal verse form, one that he brought to a perfection never achieved before or since, was the ghazal, a lyric poem of 6 to 15 couplets linked by unity of subject and symbolism rather than by a logical sequence of ideas. Traditionally the ghazal had dealt with love and wine, motifs that, in their association with ecstasy and freedom from restraint, lent themselves naturally to the expression of Sufi ideas. Ḥāfeẓ’s achievement was to give these conventional subjects a freshness and subtlety that completely relieves his poetry of tedious formalism. An important innovation credited to Ḥāfeẓ was the use of the ghazal instead of the qasida (ode) in panegyrics. Ḥāfeẓ also reduced the panegyric element of his poems to a mere one or two lines, leaving the remainder of the poem for his ideas. The extraordinary popularity of Ḥāfeẓ’s poetry in all Persian-speaking lands stems from his simple and often colloquial though musical language, free from artificial virtuosity, and his unaffected use of homely images and proverbial expressions. Above all, his poetry is characterized by love of humanity, contempt for hypocrisy and mediocrity, and an ability to universalize everyday experience and to relate it to the mystic’s unending search for union with God. His appeal in the West is indicated by the numerous translations of his poems. Ḥāfeẓ is most famous for his Dīvān; among the many partial English translations of this work are those by Gertrude Bell and H. Wilberforce Clarke.

Hafez died at the age of 70 (1389 CE) in Shiraz. Hafez's body was buried in Musalla Gardens, along the banks of Roknabad river in Shiraz, which is now called Hafezieh.

He left some 500 Ghazals, 42 Rubaiyees, and a few Ghaseedeh's, composed over a period of 50 years. Hafez only composed when he was divinely inspired, and therefore he averaged only about 10 Ghazals per year. His focus was to write poetry worthy of the Beloved.

Hafez did not compile his poetry. Mohammad Golandaam, who also wrote a preface to his compilation, completed it in 1410 CE, some 21-22 years after Hafez's death. Also another person who compiled Hafiz's poetry was one of his young disciples Sayyid Kasim-e Anvar, who collected 569 Ghazals attributed to Hafiz. He died in 1431 CE some 42-43 years after Hafiz's death.

(Shared from three online reference sites: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/t... as well as http://www.iranchamber.com/literature... and http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/h... )(less)

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